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AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday March 26, 2025

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First Reading -- 2 Kings 5:1-14 
Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife. She said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel.” And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” 

So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.” 

But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel.” So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha's house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.” But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, “Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 

Second Reading -- Acts 3:1-10 
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 

Third Reading -- Matthew 8:1-17 
When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” 

When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment. 

And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

Bulletin: Wednesday March 26, 2025

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Redeemer Lutheran School – Pittsburgh’s Only K-12th Grade Lutheran School

Redeemer Lutheran School
Redeemer Lutheran School (RLS) is Pittsburgh's only K – 12th grade Lutheran School. With campuses in Oakmont and Penn Hills, RLS is a ministry of Redeemer Lutheran Church, our sister LCMS congregation in Oakmont. Since 1983, by God's grace the school has grown in enrollment, incrementally adding grades and facilities. The school is in the midst of a capital campaign to build a much-needed gymnasium for sports and recreation opportunities for middle and high school students. 

Learn more about Redeemer’s capital campaign here  Capital Campaign | Redeemer Lutheran School

The Eager Profile: Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Life

The Eager Profile:
Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Life 

Based on the research for “Spiritual Conversations in the Digital Age,” The Barna Group (an LHM research partner) painted a picture of the Eager Conversationalist, a person who had conversations about faith more than ten times a year. Looking at those individuals, common characteristics began to emerge. 

Eager Conversationalists are people who: 

• EMBRACE THE GOSPEL. They have a clear and certain understanding that salvation comes from be-lief in Jesus Christ alone and forgiveness of sins comes only through His death and resurrection. 

• APPLY SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES. Not only do they say faith is very important to their everyday lives, but they actively seek to grow their faith through prayer, reading the Bible and attending worship regularly. 

• GRASP THE CALLING. These individuals know they are part of the “priesthood of all believers.” They accept a personal responsibility to share their faith with other people. 

• EXPECT SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS. Some may actively seek opportunities to share, yet many say spiritual conversations happen unexpectedly. This group is ready to participate when they happen. 

• RESPOND CONFIDENTLY. Overall, these individuals feel qualified to share their faith and are glad when they do. They feel peace and joy; they laugh; they aren’t afraid even though they know these conversations are sometimes difficult. 

Learn how you can grow in these characteristics by taking the free LHM course, “Eager to Share.” 

About LHM: Lutheran Hour Ministries is a global mission organization sharing Christ’s love in more than 60 countries, often bringing His message of hope to places where no other Christian organizations are present. People around the world experience the Gospel through LHM programs or materials nearly 235 million times each week. LHM’s flagship ministry, The Lutheran Hour®, airs weekly on more than 1,700 radio stations throughout North America, in addition to being available online, as a pod-cast, on the American Forces Network, and on platforms such as Amazon Alexa, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Sirius XM radio. 

Lenten Schedule for 2025

Our Lenten theme is "The Hand of the Lord" from Concordia Publishing House
Whether tightening a bolt, crocheting, or typing on a computer, there is so much that we do with our hands. Our Creator has bestowed on us these amazing instruments, yet all things are the work of the hand of the Lord. Throughout our Lenten mid-week services we will explore the ways in which the hand of the Lord is both Law and Gospel, and how His hand has come to us in Jesus. 

We’ll be reminded that the hand of Jesus has accomplished all that we need. Amazingly, He takes our manipulative, distorted, self-serving hands and restores them into useful hands for His purposes, both to literally use them in service and to make our whole lives into His instruments of witness, service, and praise. 

Wednesday March 26
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday April 2
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday April 9
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Thursday April 17 — Maundy Thursday
Services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Friday April 18 — Good Friday
Tenebrae services at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (no communion)

Sunday April 20 — Easter Sunday
Services at 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. with Easter Breakfast at 9:15 a.m. - No Bible Study or Sunday School

Please note that the Wednesday Bible Study at 2:30 p.m. will be on hiatus during Lent.

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