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Next Church Service Sunday August 31, 2025
Holy Communion 3rd Sundays of the month
Next Church Service Sunday Aug 31
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.
TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 17C)
(31 August 2025)
Proverbs 25:2–10
Hebrews 13:1–17
Luke 14:1–14
We Are Humbled and Exalted by the Cross of Christ
“Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,” Jesus proclaims, but “he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11). For your hope is in the name of the Lord, who humbled Himself unto death on the cross and was exalted in His resurrection. So, are you humbled by His cross, and “at the resurrection of the just,” He will say to you, “Friend, move up higher” (Luke 14:10, 13–14)? By His grace, the King will honor you “in the presence of a noble,” where your eyes will gaze upon the Prince, His dearly beloved Son (Prov. 25:7). As He has dealt so graciously with you, “do not neglect to do good and to share what you have” (Heb. 13:16), and “do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers” (Heb. 13:2). Humble yourself and exalt your neighbor. LCMS Summaries
Introit ( a psalm or antiphon sung or said while the priest approaches the altar for the Eucharist)
(Psalm 75)
P: God is the Judge.
C: He punishes one man and lifts-up another man.
P: We thank You, God. We thank You because Your name is near us.
C: We tell about Your wonderful works.
P: God says, at the right time that I choose,
C: I will judge fairly.
P: You people, your help doesn’t come from the East or West.
C: The desert will not lift you up.
P: I will announce forever,
C: I will sing praise to the God of Israel.
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: Lord, You give us grace and mercy. Send Your Holy Spirit to teach us to humbly follow Jesus. Then we can resist the devil’s temptations, and we will have clean hearts and minds and avoid sinful pride. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, 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, August 31 2025 (ASL Format)
The Old Testament lesson is from Proverbs chapter 25.
God’s glory hides things from people. A king’s glory is searching for knowledge. The same as the heavens are high and the earth is deep, a king’s heart is too-much for us to search and understand.
Melt silver and take-away the dirt. Then an artist has good silver to make something. Take-away a wicked man from the king. Then the king can reign in righteousness.
When you are in-front-of the king, don’t honor yourself. Don’t stand with the important people. It is better if someone tells you, “You are important. Come up here!” That is better than they make you go to a place with less honor.
Don’t hurry to tell the court what you saw. Your neighbor may prove you wrong and you will feel ashamed. First, you should go talk to your neighbor. And don’t tell other people’s secrets, or people will hear about your gossip and always say bad things about you.
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The New Testament lesson from Hebrews chapter 13.
Continue loving each-other as brothers. Always remember to show kindness to visitors. Some people welcomed angels but didn’t know they were angels. Remember people in prison. Remember them same-as you are in prison with them. Remember the suffering people because you are all together in the body of Christ.
All people must honor marriage. Don’t do sexual sins. God will judge guilty those people doing sexual sins and breaking the marriage law.
Don’t love money. Be-satisfied with the things you have. God said, “I will never leave you; I will never forget you.” Now we can boldly say, “The Lord is my Helper; I will not be-afraid. People can do nothing to hurt me.”
Remember your leaders. They taught you God’s Word. Remember how they lived. Copy their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Don’t let strange teachings lead you away from God. God’s grace makes you strong and that is good. Some people think the right food makes your soul strong, but that doesn’t help them.
We have an altar that feeds us. People who serve in the Jewish worship tent can’t eat from our altar. They sacrifice animals and the high priest brings the blood into the holy places as a sacrifice for sin. Then they burn the animal bodies outside the camp.
The same, Jesus suffered outside the city gate to make people holy through His own blood. Let us go to Jesus outside the camp. We will suffer people hating us the same-as they hated Him. Our city home here doesn’t continue forever. We look-for the city that will come.
Through Jesus, let us continue to give God a sacrifice of praise. People announcing His name will praise Him. Don’t give-up doing good and sharing what you have. Those sacrifices please God.
Obey your leaders and respect their authority. They take-care of your souls and they must answer-to God. Let them do their work with joy. Don’t make their work a burden, because that won’t help you.
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The Gospel lesson is from Luke chapter 14.
C: (copy) Glory to You, O Lord.
This happened on a worship day. Jesus went to the home of an important PHARISEE to eat. The people watched Jesus carefully.
In-front-of Jesus, there was a sick man, and his body was swollen. Jesus asked the law teachers and PHARISEES, “Does the law let Me heal people on the worship day, or not?” They didn’t answer. Jesus touched the man, healed him, and sent him away.
Jesus asked, “On the worship day, if your son or a cow fell into a well, you will quickly pull him out, right?” They couldn’t answer Jesus.
Jesus saw that the visitors tried to sit in the places of honor. Jesus told a story to teach them, “When someone invites you to a wedding, don’t go and sit in the place of honor. Maybe another visitor is more important than you. Then the host will come and tell you to give this person your seat. With shame you will move to a humble seat.
But when someone invites you, go and sit at the far seat. Then when the host comes and sees you, he will say, ‘Friend, please move up close.’ Then the host will honor you in-front-of the other visitors. If you honor yourself, then you will become ashamed. But if you are humble, you will receive honor.”
Then Jesus told the man that invited Him to eat, “When you give a big meal, don’t invite your friends, brothers, family, or rich neighbors. Because they will invite you to their house, and that will pay you back. When you give a big meal, invite the poor, lame, weak and blind people. Then you will be-happy, because those people can’t pay you back. God will pay you on the day the righteous people arise from the dead.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: (copy) Praise to You, O Christ.