Redeemer Lutheran and St. Theodore
On Sunday, Oct. 12, the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate the 18th Sunday after Pentecost. The Rev. Murray D. Finck, Bishop Emeritus will preside over the holy Communion service gathering at 10:30 a.m. at 13564 St. Andrews Drive. All are welcome to join.
All singers are welcome to join the choir practice each Sunday at 9:15 a.m.
Fellowship will be held after the service in the downstairs Fellowship Hall with coffee, tea, cookies and snacks.
The midweek Bible study held on Wednesdays is currently studying women of the Bible. The group meets in the Fellowship Hall from noon-1:15 p.m. The group is currently studying the New Testament women. A study guide will be distributed. Rev. Finck will be lead the discussion.
People are welcome to join the study and bring a lunch. There will be drinks available and usually a small dessert.
The gospel lesson for this week is from Luke 17:11-19. It is the story of the 10 lepers who all call on Jesus to show them mercy in their illness.
All are healed, but only one returned before going to the priests to show himself clean and returning to society, to thank and praise God for his gift of mercy. The one who returned was a Samaritan.
Once again Jesus uses a Samaritan to show that the Jews are not the only ones who will receive the mercy of God. Jesus did not come to just save the Jewish people, but rather the whole world. (Samaritans at the time were basically enemies of the Jewish people.)
How often do believers ask for or share God’s mercy? More importantly, how often do believers individually and collectively thank and praise God for his mercy?
It is a sign of faith to ask God for mercy, but it is also a sign of faith to thank him for his mercy. Believers worship a God of love, forgiveness, and mercy but also a God of justice. They can ask for his love, forgiveness, and mercy and can trust they will receive it through Jesus’ death and resurrection. At the same time, believers should not take this mercy and love for granted.
