“The kingdom of heaven is like…”
And so it begins. Once again Jesus comes to us to teach us about his work in the world through his Word and through his sacraments. Once again Jesus comes to teach us about the coming of his kingdom now and at the end of the age.
The final parable in this series leads us to thoughts of urgency. Jesus is coming to gathering his people into glory and to send the wicked to hell. There is an urgency about this parable. NOW, NOW is the time for us to do our work as Christians and as a church to share the gospel with any people as possible while there is yet time.
This final parable also leads us to a deep longing and hope for his coming. Our Savior Jesus is coming and he will gather us into our heavenly home. Come, quickly, Lord Jesus.
You can read the parable ahead of time in Matthew 13:47-52.
We’ll gather for worship on Saturday at 5:30 pm and on Sundays at 9:30 am. We will also broadcast our service on Sunday morning at 9:30 am HERE on our YouTube channel.
On Sunday, August 30, after worship, we will gather for our semi-annual voter’s meeting. At this meeting we will also be sharing an update regrind a potential partnership with Lighthouse and our learning about buildings to facilitate that partnership.
For all other news and notes, check out this week’s “The Mount Weekly.”