September 7, 2025

Out Lectionary Readings for this Sunday are Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14-25-23.

Philemon gets rare attention in the life of the Church. That's unfortunate, as one NT scholar writes, 

"Philemon . . . provides us with a glimpse of the way in which Paul's pastoral sensitivity intertwines with his theological convictions. . . . What permeates the letter is the knowledge that the Christian lives in profound connection to Jesus Christ and that Christian behavior must reflect that connection."

We will have our next OT study after morning worship, this coming Sunday. Our focus will be on the reign of Solomon covered in 1 Kings 1-11. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch.

We will have a special congregational meeting the second Sunday of September after the morning worship service.

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