Theme for the Day: Signs Of Love … Bearing Fruit!
October Pentecost Theme: Celebrating And Sharing Signs Of Love In The Grace Of Jesus Christ!
Readings: Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46
What has God placed into our care?
This Sunday begins a new journey as we celebrate and share the countless signs of God's love all around us. In Jesus' parable of the vineyard, a landowner entrusts something precious to the care of tenants, expecting them to faithfully tend the vineyard and bear fruit. Jesus invites us to consider all that God, our faithful Landowner, has entrusted to us.
Our lives, our gifts, our relationships, our church, and the opportunities we have to serve our neighbors are not simply possessions to hold onto. They are signs of love placed into our care. God calls us to tend them faithfully, allowing His grace to bear fruit through the ways we love, serve, give, welcome, and care for one another.
Paul reminds us in Philippians to keep "straining forward to what lies ahead," pressing on because Christ has first made us His own. We do not bear fruit to earn God's love. We bear fruit because God has already loved us, chosen us, and entrusted us with more signs of His grace than we could ever count.
This Sunday we will also celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Baptism for Matthew Ryan Norman Wegner, welcoming Matthew into the Lord's family and giving thanks for another beautiful sign of God's love and grace among us.
Worship Highlights:
Scripture: Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46
Message: “Signs Of Love … Bearing Fruit!”
Holy Baptism of Matthew Ryan Norman Wegner
Faith Quest Sunday School
In Person: Worship at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Lakeville, Minnesota
Online: Join Lord of Life LIVE at https://www.youtube.com/@lordoflifemn
Let us gather in worship, trusting that God has loved us first, blessed us first, and entrusted us with countless signs of love. By grace alone, may we faithfully tend all that has been placed into our care and bear fruit that shares the love of Christ with the world.
Faith Quest Sunday meets today! All children 4 years old and older are welcome to join!
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