October 15, 2025
Wednesday Blessings,
"We are heirs of an ongoing, unfinished reformation. Theology isn't fixed in stone or iron. It must be reexamined, over and over. It is never static, it is dynamic."
"One of the most important insights of the first Reformation was the idea that words did more than prove faith. Words enlivened faith.”
“Words initiated and nurtured a religious revolution for both individuals and society. “Therefore God must speak to your heart,” preached Luther. “This is God’s Word…. A person can preach the Word to me, but no one is able to put it into my heart except God alone.” “Luther’s vision of scripture was ‘Christocentric’; for Martin Luther, everything revolved around Jesus Christ, the Word.”
These are a few thoughts I gleaned from reading Diana Butler Bass's book, A People's History of Christianity. For Luther, the heart of faith is the Word of God. The Word in scripture and in the life of Jesus Christ.
Our church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, which is a three year rotation of specific texts (see below). I am amazed that when the new lectionary cycle returns, I read the words in a new way. I see new things, hope new things, pray new things. New insights appear because I have changed, but God's love for God's people has remained the same.
How is God speaking to you? What words have been or are being placed in your heart? What are your prayers of reformation that you have for yourself, our church, our community, and the world?
This Sunday after worship, you're invited to join us to write your prayers for the church - for Living Waters and the larger church. These prayers will be used during our Reformation Service on October 26th.
If you are not able to attend worship this Sunday, but want to share your prayer, please click this link and send me your prayers.
Thank you for your partnership in sharing the Good News,
Pastor JJ
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Revised Common Lectionary is structured in a three year cycle:
Year A - Matthew
Year B - Mark
Year C - Luke
The new lectionary year begins the first Sunday of Advent. Text from John's gospel is interspersed throughout each lectionary year.
"We are heirs of an ongoing, unfinished reformation. Theology isn't fixed in stone or iron. It must be reexamined, over and over. It is never static, it is dynamic."
"One of the most important insights of the first Reformation was the idea that words did more than prove faith. Words enlivened faith.”
“Words initiated and nurtured a religious revolution for both individuals and society. “Therefore God must speak to your heart,” preached Luther. “This is God’s Word…. A person can preach the Word to me, but no one is able to put it into my heart except God alone.” “Luther’s vision of scripture was ‘Christocentric’; for Martin Luther, everything revolved around Jesus Christ, the Word.”
These are a few thoughts I gleaned from reading Diana Butler Bass's book, A People's History of Christianity. For Luther, the heart of faith is the Word of God. The Word in scripture and in the life of Jesus Christ.
Our church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, which is a three year rotation of specific texts (see below). I am amazed that when the new lectionary cycle returns, I read the words in a new way. I see new things, hope new things, pray new things. New insights appear because I have changed, but God's love for God's people has remained the same.
How is God speaking to you? What words have been or are being placed in your heart? What are your prayers of reformation that you have for yourself, our church, our community, and the world?
This Sunday after worship, you're invited to join us to write your prayers for the church - for Living Waters and the larger church. These prayers will be used during our Reformation Service on October 26th.
If you are not able to attend worship this Sunday, but want to share your prayer, please click this link and send me your prayers.
Thank you for your partnership in sharing the Good News,
Pastor JJ
+++++++++++++++++
Revised Common Lectionary is structured in a three year cycle:
Year A - Matthew
Year B - Mark
Year C - Luke
The new lectionary year begins the first Sunday of Advent. Text from John's gospel is interspersed throughout each lectionary year.
