July 19th, 2026 (Pastor Daniel Schroeder) Isaiah 44:6-11
“God’s Got This”
Children’s Devotion: “God is Our Rock”
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Series Focus – “What Makes Christians Different?”
The Bible says Christians are different. Christians are people who believe in Jesus as their Savior. But they often look the same as those who do not believe in Jesus. How are Christians different? The answer is often something internal: attitudes or perspectives that come only from the work of the Holy Spirit in Word and sacrament. Ultimately, Christians are people who run to Christ for forgiveness because they have failed to live perfect lives. As we receive the mercy of Christ, it moves us to strive with all our being to do all the things that Jesus says Christians do, things that make Christians different.
Service Focus: Christians Live as Wheat Among Weeds
Wheat in the Middle East looks much like weeds until harvest, when its head of grain finally appears. Pulling weeds early risks pulling wheat too, so farmers wait for harvest to separate them. Jesus uses this image for life this side of heaven: Christians are wheat, planted by the Lord; unbelieving evildoers are weeds. We may want God to deal with evil now, but he tells us to wait for judgment day’s harvest. So we live as wheat among weeds—faithful, fruitful, and mindful of the harvest to come.
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