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Christ's People Proclaiming Christ's Love! 4333 Cleveland Ave. Stevensville, Michigan 49127 Phone: 269-429-7222 email: ChristLutheran@christ-luth.org Click here for map and directions The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
July 13 Thursday Service 7:00 p.m. Concordia: Discovering the Book of Concord Website Contemporary Worship Schedule Worship This Week:
Introit
Collect
Gradual
Verse It is critical for us to believe and understand that, when we fail to do His will, God's forgiveness is ours because of Christ's death and resurrection. NEWS
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Here are some resources to help in your preparation for worship.
| Introit Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. |
The Collect of the Day is a short prayer that summarizes the theme of the day.
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospe |
Blessed Lord, since You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen |
In earlier times the Gradual was sung as the pastor ascended steps (gradus) to read the Gospel Lesson. The Gradual changes with the season.
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. |
The verse is sung or said following the Epistle Lesson in preparation for the reading of the Gospel.
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
Alleluia. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Alleluia.
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
Psalm 65:9-13
You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water;you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. ESV |
The Old Testament Lesson
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
Isaiah 55:10–13 and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. 12“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” ESV |
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
Romans 8:12–17 ESV |
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Collect Gradual Verse Psalm Old Testament Epistle Gospel |
Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9He who has ears, let him hear.” 2618“Hear then the parable of the sower: 19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, 21yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. 22As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” ESV |
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Church
Year Sunday
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September
9
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8:00
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Pentecost
15
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Communion
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September
23
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10:45
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Pentecost
17
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Communion
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September
30
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8:00
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Pentecost
18
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October
21
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10:45
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Pentecost
21
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November
11
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8:00
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3rd
to Last Sunday
of the Church Year |
Communion
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December
2
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8:00
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Advent
1
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January
13
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8:00
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The
Baptism of our Lord
Epiphany 1 |
Communion
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January
27
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10:45
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Epiphany
3
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Sunday
School
Prelude |
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February
3
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8:00
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Transfiguration
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February
24
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10:45
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Lent
3
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Communion
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March
9
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8:00
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Lent
5
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Communion
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April
6
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8:00
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Easter
3
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April
20
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10:45
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Easter
5
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Sunday
School Prelude
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| May 11 |
8:00 | Pentecost | Communion |
| JJuly 20 | 10:45 | Outdoor Service | |
| August 17 | 10:45 | Outdoor Service |