Religion & Spirituality
Watch Video of this Week's Service on our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3HF6v7mhcD9PEOUmTkdeQ?Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostMemory Verse: Matthew 21:4242Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’?---------------View this week's Service Bulletin for reading and prayer texts:https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1miv_5is8kNl6-W0xvxxeB4svGChlRMqZ&export=download---------------Readings for the Day:Isaiah 5:1-7: The prophet sings a sad, parable-like love song about the relationship between God and Israel. In this song Israel is compared to a promising vineyard. Despite God’s loving care, the vineyard that is Israel has brought forth ‘wild grapes’ of injustice and distress, when fine grapes of justice and righteousness were expected.Philippians 3:4-14: Paul reviews some of his supposed credentials, which no longer have any bearing in comparison to the right relationship he has been given through the death of Christ. The power of Christ’s resurrection motivates him to press on toward the ultimate goal, eternal life with Christ.Matthew 21:33-46: Jesus tells a parable to the religious leaders who are plotting his death, revealing that their plans will, ironically, bring about the fulfillment of scripture. ‘From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2019 Augsburg Fortress’Questions To Ponder:1— What do you think that it means that the vineyard yielded ‘wild grapes’? (Isa. 5:2) 2— In daily life, how can we receive God’s gifts with gratitude yet view all things as rubbish? (Phil 3:7-9)3— What fruits of the kingdom do you think Jesus was referring to, and what do they look like today? (Matt 21:43)4—How do these texts speak to you today?Prayer: Beloved God, from you come all things that are good. Lead us by the inspiration of your Spirit to know those things that are right, and by your merciful guidance, help us to do them. 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