News & notes from St. James

 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”  (Mark 9:37)   SCRIPTURE READINGS Jeremiah 11:18-20 James

And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” (Mark 7:28)   SCRIPTURE READINGS Isaiah 35:4-7 James 2:1-10, 14-18 Mark 7:24-37  

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29)   SCRIPTURE READINGS Revelation

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…” Proverbs 1-7   St. James will hold its annual Sunday School Rally Day on Aug. 29. The Divine Service will

“In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek shall obtain

God’s kingdom is not of glory and power but the cross. We will bear ours after Him. [But fear not…] Nothing (not even a sword) can “separate” James and “us

“How, then, does such sanctification take place? Not in this manner, that [with folded hands] we sit behind the stove and do no rough [external] work, or deck ourselves with