A church of the Missouri Synod, CHRIST lUTHERAN cHURCH IS lOCATED IN sEAFORD, dELAWARE

YOU ARE WELCOME TO THE TABLE 

Ruth 1:1–19a

2 Timothy 2:1–13

Luke 17:11–19

Faith Returns Thanks to God and Worships Him in the Person of Christ Jesus

Jesus comes in mercy and, by His Word, heals you in body and soul. “Go and show yourselves to the priests,” for you are cleansed (Luke 17:14), and you are granted access to the Lord’s temple. It is “at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks” (Luke 17:16), that you worship God, for Christ Jesus is your great High Priest; His body is the true temple. In Him, you “find rest, each of you in the house of her husband” (Ruth 1:9), for the Lord has “visited his people and given them food” (Ruth 1:6). The person of Jesus Christ lodges Himself in holy food — bread and wine for believers to eat and drink. You lodge where Jesus lodges; His Father is your God, His people are your people. Death cannot part you from Him because His death and resurrection are eternally yours through Holy Baptism. “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead” (2 Tim. 2:8). As surely as death could not hold Him, so surely “the word of God is not bound” (2 Tim. 2:9). His Gospel is entrusted “to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2), so that you “may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 2:10). Such is the confession of faith for all the saints, who believe, teach and confess the one Lord and Savior — Jesus Christ, OF THE LORD! Jesus is both the host and the food for the meal that we share. It is Jesus’ saving death that we proclaim whenever we dine together at the Lord’s Table, and this is what we believe:

With this congregation, I believe and confess: 

• I  am a sinner in thought, word and deed by my own grievous fault. I pray God  Almighty to have mercy on me, forgive me all my sins, and bring me to  everlasting life.
• Only  through the gift of the Holy Spirit am I able to confess that the person and work of Jesus Christ has saved me from sin, death and the Devil .  Whether my faith in Jesus feels weak or  strong today, I need Jesus and the gifts He offers me in His Supper.
• I have been baptized in the Name of the Triune God: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Through this baptism, I have new life in      Christ Jesus.
• I confess my belief that the risen Savior Jesus Christ is present in, with,      and under the Sacrament, and that with the bread and wine, I receive the      very Body and Blood of Christ Jesus my Lord.

If for any reason you cannot consume wine, white grape juice is available in the center ring of the individual cups. If coming to the altar rail is difficult for you, pastor and one of the communion assistants would be happy to bring you communion in the pews.

 In our last installment, we talked about being at a crossroads of life searching for a new direction or maybe guidance to fill a void. 

This time we would like to offer you some options on how to faithfully navigate through those crossroads. We will inform you as to what Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church has to offer. We begin by digesting the words in our mission statement below. 

Together We Love, we demonstrate Christ’s Love by welcoming everyone young and old alike. I guess you could say we are a welcoming place for those searching for a connection in one way or another. The greatest of these is LOVE! 

Serve, as an outreach extending help to those in need! Places like a local food shelf halfway housing for those in transition, Women’s Missionary League, Stephen Ministries, to mention a few. 

Encourage, offering a meaningful Christian environment for individuals with cognitive disabilities, which we lovingly call Bible School for Special People (BSSP). This has been a 60 + year successful program. 

Grow in the Family of Christ Here and Throughout the World, which we have been doing for the last 70 years. 

Our prayer is to continue to do all the above and more. Our contact information is below. This is your invitation to visit us and join us in this mission. This could be your first steppingstone for some answers to your crossroads journey! God Bless! 

-Joel Lichtenberg