August 21, 2016 Worship Folder

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost God’s Verbs Through the lens of the gospel, today’s texts offer a clear indication of God’s work. Wheat is God doing? God is reaching out to the bound-up to proclaim release from captivity. God is lifting up the oppressed. God is satisfying the needs of the...

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August 14, 2016 Worship Folder

The Reality of Division Throughout the Gospel of Luke, Jesus calls on his hearers to turn their hearts away from greed and instead to generosity, to turn away from anxious self-preservation and instead to faithful self-giving. But such practice rubs against humanity’s deepest-seated sin, so conflict is born out of...

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August 7, 2016 Worship Folder

Thank you to all who made VBS such a BIG HIT! Don’t miss it… Wednesday August 10th 7:00-9:00pm Evening of Conversation about RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION & CULTURE: LEARNING ABOUT ISLAM with Imam Schail Chaudhry from the East Lansing Islamic Center. Meeting will take place at Faith Lutheran Okemos. Contact Pastor...

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