This Sunday, Aug 5, 2018, is the TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

The Readings for this Sunday are from: Jeremiah 8:4–12 or Jeremiah 7:1–11, Romans 9:30—10:4 or 1 Corinthians 12:1–11, and Luke 19:41–48

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem

Our Lord wept over Jerusalem for the destruction that would soon come upon her. For she did not recognize the time of God’s visitation in Christ, who had come to bring her peace (Luke 19:41–48). Through His prophets God had consistently called His people to turn from their deceit and false worship. “But My people do not know the judgments of the Lord” (Jer. 8:4–12). They sought to establish their own righteousness rather than receive Christ’s righteousness through faith (Rom. 9:30–10:4). So it was that God was in His temple to cleanse it, a precursor to the once-for-all cleansing from sin which He would accomplish in the temple of His own body on the cross. God grant us to know the things that make for our peace—His visitation in the Word and Sacraments—that by the Holy Spirit we may penitently confess “Jesus is Lord” (1 Cor. 12:1–11).

Servants this week are:

Elder: David Fetgatter

Lector: Jerry Remington

Greeter(s): The Jan Colombins

Our Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Christian C. Tiews, and Trinity Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, cordially invite you to worship with us on Sunday’s. Our church is located at 1314 E. 6th in Okmulgee. Our office phone number is 918-756-6046 and the office hours are 9:30 am - 5 pm Monday-Thursday and 1-5 pm on Friday.