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From the Pastor - November 24, 2024

This Sunday we will celebrate two festivals! In the morning

service we will observe Christ the King Sunday. It is a time to

remember the promise of Jesus coming again, this time to establish

the Kingdom of God. Throughout time, folks have interpreted the

promise of "end times" in a number of different ways, most of

which hold to the idea that we are currently on the very cusp of

these end times. End times theories go all the way back to the first

Christians who believed that they would see the second coming of

Christ in their lifetimes. There is one common thread in all of

these theories throughout the ages - namely, they have all been

wrong!

Even after Israel had experienced the vagaries of kings, the

people still longed for a true king to set things right. He would

have the king’s title of Anointed One (Messiah); he would be the

“one like a human being” (Son of Man) given dominion in

Daniel’s vision. Jesus is given these titles, even though he is

nothing like an earthly king. His authority comes from the truth to

which he bears witness, and those who recognize the truth

voluntarily listen to him. We look forward to the day he is given

dominion, knowing his victory will be the nonviolent victory of

love.

At 3pm in Lynchburg, we will gather at Bethlehem Lutheran

Church to celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Service. I know it

best as the "pie service." You are invited to join with both

congregations in singing the Thanksgiving Hymns and enjoying a

time of fellowship together afterwards.

Blessed Thanksgiving to all!

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