Dear Friends in Christ:
The Lutheran family has a great heritage to celebrate. On our church-year calendar, we designate the last Sunday in October as “Reformation Day”. October 31st, the eve before All Saints’ Day is the actual day when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the Castle Church Door at Wittenburg, Germany in 1517.
On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news— that makes us free! Though we give thanks for the events of the sixteenth century Reformation that brought renewal to the church of that time, we pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness to the world. In the waters of baptism we are made one body; we pray for the day that all Christians will also be at the Lord’s table.
Our Lutheran heritage gives us a firm foundation on which to stand—SCRIPTURE alone + GRACE alone + FAITH alone! “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not the result of works, so that no one may boast”. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
If you are a Lutheran, either life-long or new, Sunday, October 26th is your day to COME HOME. For those of you who have not been coming regularly to worship for one reason or another, this is your day to COME HOME.
Sometimes people get out of the habit of regular attendance at worship. Sometimes people get distracted. Sometimes people get hurt. Whatever the reason for your absence, Reformation Sunday is the time to COME BACK. We’ve missed you, and we want you to COME HOME on Sunday, October 26th, 8:30 or 11:00 a.m., at YOUR CHURCH—Abiding Love Lutheran.
We hope to see you at HOMECOMING!
Let us gather and sing with Martin Luther: “God’s Word forever shall abide, no thanks to foes, who fear it; for God himself fights by our side with weapons of the Spirit. Were they to take our house, goods, honor, child, or spouse, though life be wrenched away, they cannot win the day. The kingdom’s ours forever!” (“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”)
The Lutheran family has a great heritage to celebrate. On our church-year calendar, we designate the last Sunday in October as “Reformation Day”. October 31st, the eve before All Saints’ Day is the actual day when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the Castle Church Door at Wittenburg, Germany in 1517.
On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news— that makes us free! Though we give thanks for the events of the sixteenth century Reformation that brought renewal to the church of that time, we pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness to the world. In the waters of baptism we are made one body; we pray for the day that all Christians will also be at the Lord’s table.
Our Lutheran heritage gives us a firm foundation on which to stand—SCRIPTURE alone + GRACE alone + FAITH alone! “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not the result of works, so that no one may boast”. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
If you are a Lutheran, either life-long or new, Sunday, October 26th is your day to COME HOME. For those of you who have not been coming regularly to worship for one reason or another, this is your day to COME HOME.
Sometimes people get out of the habit of regular attendance at worship. Sometimes people get distracted. Sometimes people get hurt. Whatever the reason for your absence, Reformation Sunday is the time to COME BACK. We’ve missed you, and we want you to COME HOME on Sunday, October 26th, 8:30 or 11:00 a.m., at YOUR CHURCH—Abiding Love Lutheran.
We hope to see you at HOMECOMING!
Let us gather and sing with Martin Luther: “God’s Word forever shall abide, no thanks to foes, who fear it; for God himself fights by our side with weapons of the Spirit. Were they to take our house, goods, honor, child, or spouse, though life be wrenched away, they cannot win the day. The kingdom’s ours forever!” (“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”)
— Pastor David Fetter
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