Sunday Services

Sunday School - 9:30 am

Holy Communion - 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays, 10:30 am

Morning Prayer - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 10:30 am

Thursday Services

Evening Prayer Service 7:00 PM

Reaching out to the least, the lonely, and the lost

Holy Communion Service at Friendship South

2nd and 4th Sundays, 2:30 pm

Thoughts from the Lectionary for the Twenty First Sunday After Trinity

From the Epistle Lesson: Ephesians 6:10 -20

Vss. 19-20 "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak."

In verse 18 the Apostle reminds the saints at Ephesus to be in constant prayer for each other. We as the Church should always remember our brothers and sisters in Christ when we approach the The Throne of Grace. Paul, however, doesn’t forget to request prayer of the brethren for himself that he would be able to execute his office of ministry with boldness, spreading the Good News of Christ to all who will hear.

What can we Christians take away from Paul’s request here? Primarily that we should remember all ministers of the Gospel in our prayers that they may be empowered from on High to minister boldly the Word of God and His Sacraments. Pastors especially have a heavy burden to carry as they care for the flocks that God has entrusted to them. Congregations shouldn’t be negligent in lifting their Overseers before Christ in most fervent prayer that by the ministry of their pastors those congregations may be spiritually fed and edified.

Blessings,

Fr. Duane+