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Before Service Prayer: In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger. Keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. Into Your hands I commend my body and soul and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the wicked foe may have no power over me. Amen. (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Today's Theme I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE -- THE ONLY FOOD WE REALLY NEED: As Jesus concluded His Bread of Life discourse, many said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" and walked away. Read carefully. They did not say the teaching was hard to understand. The meaning was clear enough. Jesus was teaching that the only chance to enjoy eternity in heaven is through a close connection to Him. He is the only bread that gives eternal life. That isn't hard to understand, but it is hard to accept. Eating this bread means reordering our lives so that Jesus is by far our highest priority. It means loving the Blesser infinitely more than His earthly blessings. It means realizing that Jesus is the only thing we really need. If we had nothing but Him, we would not lack anything that ultimately matters.
Jesus watches the multitudes walking away from Him. He turns to the Twelve - He turns to us this week - and He whispers, "You do not want to leave Me too, do you?" May the Spirit give us the wisdom to answer, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
Today's Service: Service of Word and Sacrament, NPH; used with permission under OneLicense.net #A-800156 and under CCLI license #1132777.
Personal Preparation for Holy Communion: p. 295-296 "Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal".
Christian hymns preach Jesus Christ: crucified, risen and seated at God's right hand. The hymns in this service are from "Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal" ©2021 Northwestern Publishing House. Used with permission. Additional hymns: "Christian Worship Supplement" ©2008 Northwestern Publishing House. Used with permission.
You may see all our videos on New Life's YouTube Channel. Our services are also aired in the Lake Zurich area at 1:00 PM on Wednesdays and 5:00 PM on Saturdays on Comcast Channel 4, and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 (select "Lake Zurich" as the community channel you want to access).