Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Olive Branch, MS

Color: Green

Old Testament: Proverbs 8:11–22
Psalm: Psalm 111; antiphon: v. 10a
Epistle: Philippians 3:17–21
Gospel: Matthew 22:15–22
Introit: Psalm 85:1, 7, 9, 11; antiphon: Jeremiah 29:11a, 12
Gradual: Psalm 44:7–8
Verse: Psalm 115:11

Render to God the Things of God
 
When confronted with the civic duty of paying taxes, our Lord Jesus, Wisdom incarnate, walked “in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice” (Prov. 8:20) and discerned that wisdom “is better than jewels” and “better than gold, even fine gold” (Prov. 8:11, 19). When we set our minds on earthly things, such as wealth and passing glory, our “end is destruction” (Phil. 3:19). However, our humble and prudent Lord has rendered “to God the things that are God’s” (Matt. 22:21), namely, perfect fear, love, and trust, as well as the complete sacrifice for our sin. In so doing, He also rendered to Caesar the things of honor and justice, submitting to the law of the land that put Him on the cross. The true “riches and honor are with [Him],” because “enduring wealth and righteousness” (Prov. 8:18) are found in our heavenly citizenship from which “we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” He “will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself” (Phil. 3:20-21).

Lectionary summary © 2021 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Used by permission. http://lcms.org/worship

Leviticus Cont. 

1 Corinthians 5:6-6:6 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oqtmE6pzQ9yXIrXy7jgWYyRAnvQIfthr1iQ80kCQnRk/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0

Stump the Pastor and Ecclesiastes Cont.

All Saints Day

1 Corinthians 5:1-5 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oqtmE6pzQ9yXIrXy7jgWYyRAnvQIfthr1iQ80kCQnRk/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0#heading=h.9j98k15hvvou

Stump the Pastor and Ecclesiastes Cont. 

Color: Red

First Reading: Revelation 14:6–7
Psalm: Psalm 46; antiphon: v. 7
Epistle: Romans 3:19–28
Gospel: Matthew 11:12–19
Gospel: John 8:31–36
Introit: Psalm 34:1–2, 11, 22; antiphon: Psalm 119:46
Gradual: Psalm 48:1a, 12–14a
Verse: Luke 12:32

The Son of God Has Set Us Free from Sin and Death by His Grace
 
“Wisdom is justified by her deeds” (Matt. 11:19), and the true Wisdom of God, Christ Jesus the incarnate Son, justifies us by His deeds. He prepares His way by the preaching of repentance, but He has suffered the violence of the Law and voluntarily handed Himself over to violent men, that we might eat and drink with Him in His Kingdom and “remain in the house forever” (John 8:35). For He is “a friend of tax collectors and sinners” (Matt. 11:19), and He has rescued us by His grace from the slavery of sin and death. By the proclamation of His eternal Gospel “to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people” (Rev. 14:6), “the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law” (Rom. 3:21), “that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Rom. 3:26). And by hearing the Gospel of Christ Jesus, “whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith” (Rom. 3:25), “you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32).

Lectionary summary © 2021 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Used by permission. http://lcms.org/worship

Leviticus Cont. 

1 Corinthians 4:6-20 - Class notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oqtmE6pzQ9yXIrXy7jgWYyRAnvQIfthr1iQ80kCQnRk/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0#heading=h.lp7fmqbd9blo