Religion & Spirituality
Watch Video of this Week's Service on our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3HF6v7mhcD9PEOUmTkdeQ?Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostMemory Verse: Psalm 25:5 5Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.---------------View this week's Service Bulletin for reading and prayer texts:https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mVDxqSyVVzt6aAfZ-2Bo5dAkNQMy-Ra3&export=download---------------Readings for the Day:Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32: Ezekiel challenges those who think they cannot change because of what their parents were and did, or who think they cannot reverse their own previous behavior. God insistently invites people to turn and live.Philippians 2:1-13: As part of a call for harmony rather than self-seeking, Paul uses a very early Christian hymn that extols the selflessness of Christ in his obedient death on the cross. Christ’s selfless perspective is to be the essential perspective we share as the foundation for Christian accord.Matthew 21:23-32: After driving the moneychangers out of the temple (21:12), Jesus begins teaching there. His authority is questioned by the religious leaders, who are supposed to be in charge of the temple. ‘From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2019 Augsburg Fortress’Questions To Ponder:1— It is clear in this text that all lives are God’s (18:4). How can this impact how you related with others and how communities relate with one another? 2— In an age of self-promotion, what does emptying oneself in humility look like in everyday life? (Phil 2:5-8)3— In various settings, which of the two sons are you, and what can you relate to about each son? (Matt 21:28-30)4—How do these texts speak to you today?Prayer: God of love, giver of life, you know our frailties and failings. Give us your grace to overcome them, keep us from those things that harm us, and guide us in the way of salvation. Amen.---------------Recorded by the staff and volunteers at St. Paul Lutheran Church - Borchers in Seymour, Indiana.http://www.stpaul-borchers.orgSubscribe to our podcast with weekly sermon, prayers and children's sermon recordings at http://podcast.stpaul-borchers.org/Office hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday morningsPhone 812-522-7364Office Email stpaullutheran@stpaul-borchers.orgFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/stpaulborchers/--------------Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License, License #731062-ASome copyrighted element(s) used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.Texts are reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License Number: 36828