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There is the mistaken notion that freedom equals the ability to determine what’s right and good, what’s true for me. Hidden behind that view is a lack of awareness that lies never liberate – they only enslave. We will have a master. Would you rather believe the lies of the one who hates you and seeks your doom, or the true words of the One who died for you to redeem you and make you fully alive?

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Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming License 20263055.

On February 18, 1546, the day that Martin Luther died, his loved ones found a note in his pocket. The last words in that note were these: “We are beggars. This is true.” The only hope for beggars is the kindness of another. And when that kindness comes, a beggar won’t refuse it! In today’s Gospel reading from Mark 10, we witness the blind beggar Bartimaeus cry out for mercy to Jesus, the Son of David. When Jesus responds, Bartimaeus jumps – to be healed, and to follow after the Savior. In this week leading up to the celebration of Reformation Day, we learn from Bartimaeus what desperate, responsive faith in Jesus looks like.

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Liturgical portions are taken from Divine Service Setting 4 from Lutheran Service Book, © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

“Rise, Shine, You People,” text and music © 1974 Augsburg Publishing House. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming License 20263055.

What does prosperity – the good life – look like? People would answer that question in a number of ways, and many of those answers would be short-sighted. God calls us to stop pursuing prosperity by paths of our own design, and instead to trust that he has done everything to guarantee our prosperity today, tomorrow, and forever in giving us Jesus. Along the way, we learn to enjoy more fully His daily gifts.

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Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions are taken from Matins from Lutheran Service Book, © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming License 20263055.

When we seek life in anything other than God, we turn all of life on its head; but God has sought us in Jesus and saved us so that we might find our life in seeking and knowing him. Amos writes to a nation in which many enjoy material prosperity and have come to trust in that prosperity for their ultimate good, apart from the call to trust in God alone and to love their neighbor as themselves. Today’s readings have much to say to followers of Jesus who, as a rule, enjoy a great deal of material abundance in 21st America. Will we allow our desire for comfort and earthly security to harden our hearts against God’s call and our neighbor’s well-being, or will we find our greatest source of life in knowing and being known by Christ? And for his sake, are we willing to employ all we are and all we have for his glory and for the benefit of others?

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Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions are taken from Divine Service, Setting 1 from Lutheran Service Book, © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

“Seek Ye First,” by Karen Lafferty. © 1972 Maranatha! Music; admin. Music Services (ASCAP). Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming License 20263055.

The theme for this year’s LWML Sunday is “Our Hearts in HIS Hand.” In this message, we will first celebrate the awe-inspiring love of God to ransom us from our futile ways of life through the blood of His Son. And then we will consider the miracle that God does in transforming our hard, wandering hearts into new hearts that respond to His invitation and learn to love as He has loved us.

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Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions are taken from Divine Service, Setting 4 from Lutheran Service Book, © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. License #000012403.

“Serve the Lord with Gladness” text Prof. Ernest Lewerenz. Used with permission – LWML.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming License 20263055.

God is way bigger than we can imagine, and He works through people and in places far beyond what we can see. In today’s Gospel reading from Mark 9, Jesus teaches His disciples to look beyond themselves to the bigger work that God is doing in His name. May God guard us from sin which destroys our life together, and may He grant us grace to live at peace with one another as we honor the gifts and contributions He provides through the body of Christ.

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Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions are taken from Divine Service, Setting 1 from Lutheran Service Book, © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. License #000012403.

“Where Charity and Love Prevail,” text © 1960 World Library Publications. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our contemporary service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming License 20263055.