11460 60 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB. T6H 1J5 Canada. 780-434-1671

pastor@crossofchristlutheranchurch.ca 780-242-6810

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church of the Deaf & Hearing

Next Church Service Sunday June 21, 2026: @10:30am

Holy Communion 3rd Sundays of the month

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 - 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.

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

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.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Proper 7

(21 June 2026)

Jeremiah 20:7–13

Romans 6:12–23 - Sermon Text

Matthew 10:5a, 21–33

Delivered from Sin and Death, You Now Live before God in the Righteousness

of Christ

Introit (Psalm 56)

P: You saved my soul from death. You saved me from falling.

C: Then I can walk in-front-of God in the light of life.

P: When I am afraid,

C: I will trust You.

P: I will trust God. I praise His word. I trust God and will not fear.

C: What can people do against me?

P: I trust God. I praise His word.

C: I trust the Lord. I praise His word.

P: I trust God and I will not fear.

C: What can people do against me?

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 God, You are always with us. Make us see Your mercy every day, then we can live safe and satisfied in Your eternal love. 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 June 21, 2026 (ASL Format)

For Sunday June 21,2026

The Old Testament lesson is from Jeremiah chapter 20.

JEREMIAH said, O Lord, You fooled me! You defeated me! You are stronger than me and You won.

All day, people laugh at me and mock me. Every time I talk, I shout-out, “Terrible things and destruction will happen!” People laugh at me and mock me because I announce the Lord’s word.

Suppose I say, “I will not talk about God. I will not speak in His name.” But I can’t stop. Your word becomes the same-as a hot fire in my heart and my bones. I try to hide Your word and say nothing, but I can’t keep quiet.

I hear many people whispering threats against me. Danger is everywhere. My friends say, “Gossip about him! Criticize him!” They watch for me to make a mistake. They say, “He will trap himself, and then we will defeat him and get-revenge.”

But the Lord is with me same-as a mighty Defender. Those people will fall. They can’t defeat me. They will be shamed. They will not succeed. They will have a bad name forever.

O Lord of Armies, You test the righteous people. You see thoughts in our hearts and minds. Let me see Your revenge against them, because I trust You and leave that in Your hands.

Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord! Because He saved poor people’s souls from evil people.

This is the word of the Lord.

C: (copy) Thanks give to God.

The New Testament lesson is from Romans chapter 6.

Don’t let sin reign in your body. Don’t obey evil desires. Don’t use your body for sin and bad actions. Use your life to serve God, because you were dead and He gave you life. Use your body to serve God and do righteousness. Sin will not reign over you. You don’t live in the law. You live in grace.

Now what? We live in God’s grace and not the law, that means we can sin? No! Suppose you are slaves and you obey your master. Who is your master? If you obey sin, then you will die. If you obey God, then you will live in righteousness. In the past, you were slaves obeying sin. But thank God, now your heart obeys the right teaching from God. God made you free from sin, and now you are slaves serving righteousness.

I use this example from everyday life, because you have limited understanding. In the past, your bodies were slaves obeying sin and wicked actions. That sin became worse and worse. Now your bodies are slaves obeying righteousness, and that means a holy life.

When you were slaves obeying sin, then righteousness didn’t control you. How was that good for you? That life shamed you. That life leads to death. But now God freed you from sin. Now you are slaves belonging to God, and that leads to holiness and eternal life. Sin earns death, but God gives eternal life freely in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This is the word of the Lord.

C: (copy) Thanks give to God.

The Gospel lesson is from Matthew chapter 10.

C: (copy) Glory to You, O Lord.

Jesus sent-out the twelve disciples. Jesus told them, “Brother will betray brother to kill him. A father will betray his child. Children will rebel against their parents to kill them. All people will hate you because you belong to Me. But the person who continues until the end, God saves that person. When people persecute you in one city, escape to the next city. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of ISRAEL before the Son of Man comes.”

“The student isn’t over the teacher. The slave isn’t over the boss. If the student becomes the same-as the teacher, or the slave becomes the same-as the boss, that is enough. If they name the house leader “BEELZEBUB” (devil), then they will say worse things about people in the house.”

“Don’t be-afraid of them. Because the things covered now will become open. People will know about the things now hidden. The words I tell you in secret at night, you will tell in the day. The teaching I whisper to you, you will announce to all people.”

“Don’t be-afraid of people. People will kill the body, but they can’t kill your soul. You honor God, because He can destroy both body and soul in hell.”

“You can buy two small birds for a penny. But one bird can’t die without your Father’s permission. And God knows how-many hairs are on your head. Then don’t be-afraid, because you are more important than many birds.”

“If you tell people that you belong-to Me, also I will tell My Father in heaven that you belong-to Me. But if you tell people that you don’t-know Me, also I will tell My Father in heaven that I don’t-know you.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: (copy) Praise to You, O Christ.

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church of the Deaf & Hearing

Next Church Service Sunday June 21, 2026: @10:30am

ASL Video Sermons \ 2026 |

Trinity Lutheran Church, Litchfield Park, Arizona (interpreted) Rev. Dave Bolte

Martin Luther's Morning/Evening Prayer

Make the sign of the Holy Cross and say:

Evening Prayer

2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026

2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026

Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page

2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026

Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page

Scripture Readings June 21, 2026 (ASL Format)

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church of the Deaf & Hearing

Next Church Service Sunday June 21, 2026: @10:30am

ASL Video Sermons \ 2026 |

Trinity Lutheran Church, Litchfield Park, Arizona (interpreted) Rev. Dave Bolte

Martin Luther's Morning/Evening Prayer

Make the sign of the Holy Cross and say:

Evening Prayer

2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026

2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026

Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page

2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026

Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page

Scripture Readings June 21, 2026 (ASL Format)

This website uses cookies.