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09/21/2026

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Church at Home Service Bulletin | September 20, 2026

PINNACLE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, September 20, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Disciples Live in Their Vocations by Grace through Faith in Christ

Those who are sent as “laborers for his vineyard” (Matt. 20:1) depict the wide diversity of vocations to which the disciples of Christ Jesus are called. Whatever our particular stations in life may be, we are called to live and serve by faith in His promises. Our labors do not merit anything before Him, for He is already generous to one and all without partiality. In mercy, He has chosen to bear “the burden of the day and the scorching heat” on our behalf, to make us equal to Himself and to give us what belongs to Him, that is, the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 20:12–15). This way of the Lord is foolishness to the world and foreign to our thoughts, but He draws near, so that “he may be found” (Is. 55:6), “have compassion” and “abundantly pardon” (Is. 55:7). So it is that we are found in Christ Jesus, and He is honored in our bodies, “whether by life or by death” (Phil. 1:20), by “fruitful labor” (Phil. 1:22) or by suffering. It is by faith in His forgiveness that our works are “worthy of the gospel” (Phil. 1:27).

Sunday, September 20, 2026 | The Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostThose who are sent as “laborers for his vineyard” (Matt. 20:1) depict the wide diversity of vocations to which the disciples of Christ Jesus are called. Whatever our particular stations in life may be, we are called to live and s...

09/20/2026

FLOWERS on the Altar, Sept.20: In loving memory of my husband, Claude and in memory of my brothers, James and Robert: from Barbara.

09/14/2026

FLOWERS on the Altar, Sept.13: In memory of Beatrice Jouppi: from David and Gabriela. Also in honor of our Sunday School Teachers by anonymous.

09/13/2026

09/13/2026

As evening settles, notice the cool air, the quiet room, and the small choices still before you.

Father, I release my need to be noticed, praised, or certain. When my pride reaches for control, gently turn my heart toward faithful service. Teach me to choose what is loving and right, even when no one sees. Lord, let my ordinary decisions become quiet offerings to You.

“He has shown you, O man, what is good: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

Tonight, before one simple decision, pause and ask: What would humility look like here? Then take the service-oriented step without announcing it.

What is one ordinary choice through which you can quietly love someone today?



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09/08/2026

Before you reach for your phone, pause in the morning light. Take one slow breath and let your heart remember: yesterday is not greater than God’s mercy.

Father, I come to You without excuses or hiding. You have seen my failures, my shame, and the moments when fear and control shaped my words and choices. Lord, thank You that my worst day does not cancel Your compassion. Help me receive the mercy You are giving me now: not because I have earned it, but because You are faithful. Restore what sin and shame have bruised, and teach me to walk forward with a clean heart and quiet trust.

“His mercies are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” : Lamentations 3:22–23

Reflective practice: Place your hand over your heart and whisper, “Father, I receive Your mercy for this moment.” Then name one thing you are releasing to His compassion.

What do you need to receive today: mercy after failure, freedom from shame, or grace for a difficult day? Share if you feel led, and let’s pray for one another in the comments.

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09/06/2026

The Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Church at Home Service Bulletin | September 6, 2026
PINNACLE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, September 6, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.
The Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost

https://pinnaclelutheran.org/the-fifthteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-church-at-home-service-bulletin-september-6-2026/

Living as Humble Little Children of the Father
True greatness is not self-sufficient strength, but humility like that of a little child. The greatness of childlike faith receives all good things as gracious gifts from our Father in heaven. Apart from such faith, “you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,” but whoever is humbled like a little child will be “the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 18:3–4). Though in our sin we deserve to be “drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matt. 18:6), we have instead been drowned (“buried”) with Christ in Baptism and then raised to the new, humble life of a child of God. The Lord sends His watchman to warn us with a word from His mouth, in order that we may not die in our iniquity but be turned from our pride and selfishness to live (Ezek. 33:7–9). Thus, we live in humility and faith before God as well as in love for our neighbor, which “is the fulfilling of the law” (Rom. 13:10). In the reverent fear of God, we do no harm to our neighbor, but we “pay to all what is owed to them” (Rom. 13:7) and we “owe no one anything, except to love each other” (Rom. 13:8).

Sunday, September 6, 2026 |  The Fifthteenth Sunday after PentecostTrue greatness is not self-sufficient strength, but humility like that of a little child. The greatness of childlike faith receives all good things as gracious gifts from our Father in heaven. Apart from such faith, “you will neve...

09/06/2026

FLOWERS on the Altar, Sept. 6: In memory of Donald Jouppi and Randy Jouppi. From David and Gabriela

09/06/2026

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