Living Water Lutheran Church, Kilmarnock VA, Worship Schedule and Information

SERVICE SCHEDULE
THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2010
10:00 AM Worship and Communion Service

Sunday, August 8, 2010, 11th Sunday after Pentecost,10:00 AM
First Reading, Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Second Reading, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Gospel, Luke 12:32-40.  Jesus encourages disciples to invest their hearts and lives fully into God's reign. Instead of facing life with fear, those who know God's generosity are always ready to receive from God and give to others.

Sunday, August 15, 2010, Mary,Mother of Our Lord, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Isaiah 61:7-11; Psalm 34:1-9; Second Reading, Galatians 4:4-7; Gospel, Luke 1:46-55.  Mary's song, the Magnificat, serves as a thematic anthem for God's work in the world and therefore for the ministry of her son, Jesus. In Mary's praise, we hear of a saving God who remembers the humble, scatters the proud, lifts up the lowly, and fulfills all things.

Sunday, August 22, 2010, 13th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8;Second Reading, Hebrews 11:18-29; Gospel,

Luke 13:10-17.  Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, offering her a new beginning for her life. When challenged by a narrow reading of the sabbath command, Jesus responds by expanding "sabbath work" in include setting people free from bondage.

Sunday, August 29, 2010, 14th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Second Reading, Hebrews 13:1-8,

15-16; Gospel, Luke 14:1, 7-14.  Jesus observes guests jockeying for position at the table. He uses the opportunity to teach his hearers to choose humility rather than self-exaltation. Jesus also makes an appeals for hosts to mimic God's gracious hospitality to the poor and the broken.

Sunday, September 5, 2010, 15th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Second Reading, Philemon 1-21, Gospel, Luke 14:25-33.  Jesus speaks frankly about the fearsome costs of discipleship. Those who follow him should know from the outset that completing the course of discipleship will finally mean renouncing all other allegiances.

Sunday, September 12, 2010, 16th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; Second Reading, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Gospel, Luke 15:1-10.  Jesus tells two stories that suggest a curious connection between the lost being found and sinners repenting. God takes the initiative to find sinners, each of whom is so precious to God that his or her recovery brings joy in heaven.

Sunday, September 19, 2010, 17th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; Second Reading, 1 Timothy 1:2:1-7, Gospel, Luke 16:1-13.  Jesus tells the curious story of a dishonest man who cheats his employer and then is commended by him for having acted so shrewdly. Jesus wonders why his own followers are less creative and diligent in their stewardship given that they are managers of a far more vaulable household.

Sunday, September 26, 2010, 18th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; Second Reading, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Gospel, Luke 16:19-31.  Jesus tells a parable in which the poor one is "lifted up" and the rich one is "sent away empty." Jesus makes it clear that this ethic of merciful reversal is not new but is as old as Moses and the prophets.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 19th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 37:109; Second Reading, 2 Timothy 1-14; Gospel, Luke 17:5-10.  On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus instructs his followers about the power of faith and the duties of discipleship. He calls his disciples to adopt the attitude of servants who actions are responses to their identity rather than works seeking reward.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 20th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, 1 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; Second Reading, 2 Timothy 8-15; Gospel, Luke 17:11-19.  Jesus' mission includes making the unclean clean again. Unexpectedly, a cleansed Samaritan leper becomes a model for those who would praise and worship God and give thanks for God's mercy.

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 21st Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; Second Reading, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Gospel, Luke 18:1-8.  Jesus tells a parable of a hateful judge who is worn down by a widow's pleas. Jesus is calling God's people to cry out for justice and deliverance. For if an unethical judge will ultimately grant the plea of a persistent widow, how much more will God respond to those who call.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7; Second Reading, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Gospel, Luke 18:9-14.  The coming reign of God will involve unexpected reversals of fortune with judgment rooted in mercy. Jesus tells a parable in which the one who humbles himself is exalted and the one who exalts his own righteousness is humbled.

Sunday, October 31, 2010, Reformation Day, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Second Reading, Romans 3:19-28; Gospel, John 8:31-36.  Jesus speaks of truth and freedom as spiritual realities known through his word. He reveals the truth that sets people free from sin.

Sunday, November 7, 2010, All Saints Sunday, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Second Reading, Ephesians 1:11-23; Gospel, Luke 6:20-31.  In echoes of the prophet Isaiah and Mary's song of praise, Jesus reveals surprising things about who enjoys blessings and who endures woe. He invites his disciples to shower radical love, blessing, forgiveness, generosity, and trust, even to enemies and outsiders.

Sunday, November 14, 2010, 25th Sunday after Pentecost, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Malachai 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; Second Reading, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Gospel, Luke 21:5-19.  As history moves towards God's fulfillment there will be frightening signs and events. Before the end, believers will draw strength from their relationship to God and shall be given the words they need to testify and to endure without fear.

Sunday, November 21, 2010, Christ the King Sunday, 10:00 AM
First Reading, Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Second Reading, Colossians 1:11-20; Gospel, Luke 23:33-43.  Amid scoffing and slander from those who sarcastically call him Messiah and king, Jesus reveals that to be Messiah and king is to give one's life for others. Here he uses his power to welcome a despised sinner to paradise but puts his own death into God's hands.