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Next Church Service Sunday September 21, 2025
Holy Communion 3rd Sundays of the month
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Martin Luther's Morning/Evening Prayer
Make the sign of the Holy Cross and say:
Morning Prayer
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Evening Prayer
In the evening when you go to bed, make the sign of the holy cross and say: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Then go to sleep at once and in good cheer.
2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026
2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026
2026 LCC Synod Convention - Lutheran Church–Canada
2026 Convention Updates - The Canadian Lutheran
Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s 13th Regular Convention will be held in Winnipeg from June 12-15, 2026, gathering under the theme “Together One: One Lord, One Faith, One Body” (Ephesians 4:4-6). The Convention was last held in the Central Region in 2008 under the theme “Give Jesus Glory – His Calling, Our Praise.”
The start of business related to this synod convention will begin on March 20, 2025, with the first meeting of the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE). The CNE manages the nomination process for elected positions at the synodical and regional levels, monitors the vetting process of nominees, and supervises the election of candidates to various positions at conventions of LCC.
News pertaining to LCC’s Synod Convention will be released on an ongoing basis in The Canadian Lutheran and on CanadianLutheran.ca; as well as in LCC’s weekly e-newsletter InfoDigest.
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 19C)
(21 September 2025)
Amos 8:4–7
1 Timothy 2:1–15
Luke 16:1–15
The Lord Is Rich in His Grace and Mercy
Because God, our Savior, “desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:4), He urges “that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” (1 Tim. 2:1). Christians should so pray “without anger or quarreling,” but “adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control” (1 Tim. 2:8, 9). For the Lord does not forget “the poor of the land” (Amos 8:4). He remembers them according to the foolishness of the cross. “For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God” (Luke 16:15). Though we try to justify ourselves “before men,” God knows our sinful hearts and calls us to repentance (Luke 16:15). Though we are “not strong enough to dig,” and we are “ashamed to beg” (Luke 16:3), He justifies us by His grace and welcomes us into His “eternal dwellings” (Luke 16:9). More shrewd than even “the sons of this world” (Luke 16:8), He requires His stewards of the Gospel to bestow forgiveness freely. LCMS Summaries
Introit ( a psalm or antiphon sung or said while the priest approaches the altar for the Eucharist)
Introit (Psalm 119)
P: Your words are righteous forever.
C: Give me understanding, then I can live.
P: Lord, You are righteous,
C: And Your laws are right.
P: You gave us Your law in righteousness,
C: And in all faithfulness.
P: My desire for God controls me
C: Because my enemies forget Your words.
P: Your promise is always true,
C: And Your servant loves Your promise.
P: Your righteousness is right forever.
C: And Your law is always true.
All: Glory give to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, the same as it was in the beginning, is now, and will continue forever. Amen.
Prayer for God’s Word
P: O Lord, continue showing mercy to Your Church. Without You we will fall. Always protect us from hurtful things, and lead us to Your good things that save us. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.
C: (copy) Amen.
What Is a Lutheran?
While there are a variety of ways one could answer this question, one very important answer is simply this, “A Lutheran is a person who believes, teaches and confesses the truths of God’s Word as they are summarized and confessed in the Book of Concord.” The Book of Concord contains the Lutheran confessions of faith.
Perhaps you have attended an ordination of a pastor and heard him promise that he will perform the duties of his office in accord with the Lutheran Confessions. When people are received into membership into a Lutheran congregation through confirmation they are asked if they confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, as they have learned to know it from the Small Catechism, to be faithful and true.
These solemn promises indicate to us just how important the Lutheran Confessions are for our church. Let’s take a look at the various items contained in the Book of Concord and then we will talk about why the Lutheran Confessions are so important for being a Lutheran.
What are the Ecumenical Creeds?
The three ecumenical creeds in the Book of Concord are the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. They are described as “ecumenical” [universal] because they are accepted by Christians worldwide as correct expressions of what God’s Word teaches.
What is the Augsburg Confession and Apology of the Augsburg Confession?
In the year 1530, the Lutherans were required to present their confession of faith before the emperor in Augsburg, Germany. Philip Melanchthon wrote the Augsburg Confession and it was read before the imperial court on June 30, 1530. One year later, the Lutherans presented their defense of the Augsburg Confession, which is what “apology” here means. It too was written by Philip Melanchthon. The largest document in the Book of Concord, its longest chapter, is devoted to the most important truth of the Christian faith: the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
What are the Small and Large Catechisms?
Martin Luther realized early on how desperately ignorant the laity and clergy of his day were when it came to even the most basic truths of the Christian faith. Around 1530, he produced two small handbooks to help pastors and the heads of families teach the faith.
The Small Catechism and the Large Catechism are organized around six topics: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, Holy Baptism, Confession, and the Sacrament of the Altar. So universally accepted were these magnificent doctrinal summaries by Luther, that they were included as part of the Book of Concord.
What are the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope?
In 1537, Martin Luther was asked to prepare a statement of Lutheran belief for use at a church council, if it was called. Luther’s bold and vigorous confession of faith was later incorporated into the Book of Concord. It was presented to a group of Lutheran rulers meeting in the town of Smalcald. Philip Melanchthon was asked to expand on the subject of the Roman pope and did so in his treatise, which also was included in the Book of Concord.
What is the Formula of Concord?
After Luther’s death in 1546, significant controversies broke out in the Lutheran Church. After much debate and struggle, the Formula of Concord in 1577 put an end to these doctrinal controversies and the Lutheran Church was able to move ahead united in what it believed, taught and confessed. In 1580, all the confessional writings mentioned here were gathered into a single volume, the Book of Concord. Concord is a word that means, “harmony.” The Formula of Concord was summarized in a version known as the “Epitome” of the Formula of Concord. This document too is included in the Book of Concord.
What is the connection between the Bible and the Confessions?
We confess that, “The Word of God is and should remain the sole rule and norm of all doctrine” (FC SD, Rule and Norm, 9). What the Bible asserts, God asserts. What the Bible commands, God commands. The authority of the Scriptures is complete, certain and final. The Scriptures are accepted by the Lutheran Confessions as the actual Word of God. The Lutheran Confessions urge us to believe the Scriptures for “they will not lie to you” (LC, V, 76) and cannot be “false and deceitful” (FC SD, VII, 96). The Bible is God’s “pure, infallible, and unalterable Word” (Preface to the BOC).
The Lutheran Confessions are the “basis, rule, and norm indicating how all doctrines should be judged in conformity with the Word of God” (FC SD RN). Because the Confessions are in complete doctrinal agreement with the written Word of God, they serve as the standard in the Lutheran Church to determine what is faithful Biblical teaching, insofar as that teaching is addressed in the Confessions.
Now may:
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and show grace to you.
The Lord look on you and give you peace.
Be safe, keep each other in prayer and, God willing, we will all see each other next Sunday!
Pastor Ken
Scripture Readings for Sunday, September 21, 2025 (ASL Format)
The Old Testament lesson is from Amos chapter 8.
Attend! You oppress poor people and ruin their lives. You say, “When will the new moon be finished, then we can sell food? When will the worship day be finished, then we can sell WHEAT. We will change prices and cheat and not measure food fairly. Then we can sell poor people same-as slaves, and exchange poor people for shoes, and sell garbage same-as food.”
The Lord promised, “Truly I will never forget any of their terrible doings.”
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The New Testament lesson from 1 Timothy chapter 2.
First, I encourage you to pray for needs, pray in church, pray for other people, and thank God. Do that for all people. Do that for kings and all government people. Then we can have a quiet and peaceful life, following and honoring God in every way.
That is good and pleasing to God, our Savior. He wants to save all people, and He wants all people to know His truth. There is one God, and one peacemaker between God and people. That peacemaker is the Man, Christ Jesus. Jesus gave Himself as a payment for all people. And the story about this payment came at the correct time.
He made me a preacher and sent me to tell this story. I speak the truth; I don't lie. I teach the non-Jews in faith and truth.
In every place, I want men to pray, and I want them to lift-up holy hands without anger or arguing. The same, women should wear proper clothing, with respect and self-control. They don’t make themselves beautiful with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothes. They make themselves beautiful with good works. That is right for women who follow God.
Let a woman learn quietly and respect authority. I don’t let a woman teach or have authority over a man. She should be quiet.
Because God made ADAM first, then EVE. And the devil didn’t fool ADAM. The devil fooled the woman and she sinned. But a woman will be saved through childbirth, if she continues in faith, love, holiness and self-control.
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The Gospel lesson is from Luke chapter 16.
C: (copy) Glory to You, O Lord.
Jesus told His disciples this story. A rich man had a house servant. That servant took-care-of the house and everything the rich man owned. People accused the servant and said he was wasting the rich man’s things. And the rich man called the servant and said, “What do I hear about you? Give-me an exact counting of your work, because you will no-longer take-care of my things.”
The servant thought, “What will I do? My boss takes-away my work. I am not strong enough to dig. I feel ashamed to beg. I know what I will do. Then after my boss fires me, then people will accept me into their houses.”
Many people owed the rich man. The servant called them all. He said to the first man, “How-much do you owe my boss?”
The man answered, “Nine hundred GALLONS of oil.”
And the chief servant said to him, “Take your bill and sit and write four hundred fifty GALLONS.”
Then the servant said to another man, “How-much do you owe?”
The man answered, “One thousand BUSHELS of WHEAT.”
And the servant said to him, “Take your bill and write eight hundred.”
And the rich man praised the lying servant, because he was smart to take-care of himself. Because unbelievers know better than God’s people how to work with other unbelievers.
And I say to you, use your money and things to make friends for yourselves, then after that money is all-gone, they will accept you into their eternal homes.
The person that takes-care-of not important things will also take-care-of really important things. And the person not honest about little things, will not be-honest about really important things. Now, if you don’t take-care-of earthly money the right way, who will trust you to take-care-of true spiritual riches? And if you don’t take-care-of things belonging to another person, who will give you anything for yourself?
No servant can obey two bosses. He will hate one boss and love the other boss. Or he will follow the one boss and ignore the other boss. You can’t attend to God and to money.
The PHARISEES loved money. They listened to Jesus’ words and they mocked Him.
Jesus said to them, “You try to make people think you are good. But God knows your hearts. The things people think are important, God hates those things.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: (copy) Praise to You, O Christ.