Psalm
34:1–2, 11, 22; Antiphon, Psalm 119:46—The Antiphon for next Sunday’s Introit proclaims, I will speak of Your statutes before Kings O Lord, and shall not be put
to shame. This verse also serves as the inscription for the Augsburg
Confession, one of the documents in the Lutheran Book of Concord. We need fear
no earthly kings or powers when we make confession of our faith, for we have
been set free from fear by the Gospel. Let us make bold our proclamation of
confidence in the Lord, who redeems the life of His servants. For this, we
bless the LORD at all times.
The Son of God Has Set
Us Free from Sin and Death by His Grace
“Wisdom is justified by her deeds” (Matthew 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” (Matthew 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” (Revelation 14:6), “the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law” (Romans 3:21), “that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Romans 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” (Romans 3:25), “you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32). [2]
Collect for the Feast of St James of Jerusalem, Bishop
and Martyr (23 October): Heavenly
Father, shepherd of Your people, You raised up James the Just, brother of our
Lord, to lead and guide Your Church. Grant that we may follow his example of
prayer and reconciliation and be strengthened by the witness of his death;
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. [3]
[1] Luther’s Seal © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[2] Lectionary Summary LCMS Commission on worship
[3] Collect for the Feast of St James of Jerusalem, Bishop and Martyr, Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis
[4] Collect for Monday of the week of Pentecost 19, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and by the Church, Vol. II © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
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