THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY - February 23, 2025

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

 

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD

THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

February 23, 2025

 

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School

In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.

We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love and forgiveness through Jesus.

 

Throughout this season of Epiphany, Jesus has

described the governing principles of His

kingdom being completely opposite to the

governing principles of the world. This week

Jesus asks us to befriend our enemies, to love

those who hate us, and to repay evil with good.

Worldly logic would say that is a recipe for

being walked all over. Yet haven’t we seen this

tactic work in our own lives? When we were

Christ’s enemies, He loved us to the point of

death. He repays our daily wrongs with the

daily goodness of His mercy. In doing so, He

won us for Himself.

Here is the epiphany we badly need. Following

the strategy Jesus lays out—loving our

enemies—is not a capitulation to evil. It is a

means of conquering it.

 

 

 Serving at Worship:

Sermon Pastor David Waterstradt, Hope, Penryn

 

Worship Materials:

https://www.stmarkslutheran.com/stay-connected-2/

 

Explore our website: stmarkslutheran.com. You’ll find materials for:

.       Worship

.       Bible Studies

.       Devotions

.       Children's Sunday School

 

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Bible Study: Streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Also:

        Recorded Video: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Video Bible Class

        Available on audio podcast: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Audio Services and Classes

        On - Line Materials: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over Connect: Staying Connected to God's Word

 

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School

7869 Kingswood Drive

Citrus Heights, California 95610

Phone: (916) 961 - 7891

Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com

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