“…how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:13)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
HYMNS FOR THE DAY
- Opening Hymn “Be Still, My Soul, before the Lord” (LSB 771)
- Hymn of the Day “Our Father, Who from Heaven Above” (LSB 766) Text here.
- Distribution Hymns
- “Feed Thy Children, God Most Holy” (LSB 774)
- “Come, My Soul, with Every Care” (LSB 779)
- “Baptized into Your Name Most Holy” (LSB 590)
- “Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You” (LSB 668) Text here.
- Closing Hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” (LSB 770) Text here.
Seventh Sunday after pentecost
Sermon
A note from Pastor regarding his sermon:
At first glance, it may appear a little strange that our Gospel reading concerning Luke’s account of the Lord’s Prayer being taught to the disciples should be paired with our Old Testament reading about Abraham pleading with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah. The three- year lectionary usually intentionally puts the Old Testament and Gospel lessons together, and these stories seem quite different.
But the second half of the Gospel lesson gives us an idea about how the two are related: God encourages us to be bold and persistent in prayer. And that definitely describes Abraham’s willingness to push the conversation with God about whether He will destroy the righteous along with the wicked. This week, then, we learn not only that God encourages us to be bold in our prayers, but also why we can be so bold and so confident that God hears us as we pray.