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10th Sunday After Trinity.................................................. 13 August 2023

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem

Our Lord wept over Jerusalem for the destruction that would soon come upon her. For she did not recognize the time of God’s visitation in Christ, who had come to bring her peace (Luke 19:41–48). Through His prophets God had consistently called His people to turn from their deceit and false worship. “But My people do not know the judgments of the Lord” (Jer. 8:4–12). They sought to establish their own righteousness rather than receive Christ’s righteousness through faith (Rom. 9:30–10:4). So it was that God was in His temple to cleanse it, a precursor to the once-for-all cleansing from sin which He would accomplish in the temple of His own body on the cross. God grant us to know the things that make for our peace—His visitation in the Word and Sacraments—that by the Holy Spirit we may penitently confess “Jesus is Lord” (1 Cor. 12:1–11).

Holy Cross Sunday ....................................................September 18, 2022

The Cry of Faith: Lord, Have Mercy

The ten lepers cried out from a distance, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” (Luke 17:11–19).
Their condition cut them off from God and others. So also do the works of the flesh cut us off
from God and others. “Those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Gal.
5:16–24). Thus we cry out with the lepers, “Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have
mercy,” eagerly seeking His good gifts. Jesus said to the lepers, “Go and show yourselves to the
priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. So too, we walk by faith and not by sight, being
confident of Jesus’ help before we see any evidence of it, trusting that Jesus’ cleansing words of
forgiveness will restore us to wholeness in the resurrection. Let us be as the one leper who
returned to the true High Priest to give Him thanks and glory. For Jesus bore our infirmities in
His sacrifice at Calvary. His words are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh
(Prov. 4:10–23).

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Since 2013, listeners of the internet podcast Issues, Etc. have gathered to hear live and in person featured guest of the show. Growing from a 200 person conference meeting at a congregation in the Metro East area of St. Louis, the Making the Case Conference now hosts more than 500 paricipants to the campus of Concordia University - Chicago.

Make your plans now to attend the 10th Annual Making the Case Conference on June 24-25, 2022.

Trip cost is $200 and covers conference registration, bus transportation, on-campus housing in a double occupancy room (add $25 for a single room), and three meals.

Deadline to register for bus trip is May 22.

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Itinerary

June 24, 2022

8:15 am - Depart from Holy Cross - Vandalia

8:45 am - Depart from Immanuel - Altamont

9:15 am - Depart from St. John - Effingham

11:00 pm - Pit Stop/Lunch on your own at Gilman

12:00 pm - Depart Pit Stop

2:00 pm - Arrive at Conference and Check-In

3:00 pm - Live Broadcast

5:00 pm - Dinner (included)

6:30 pm - Conference Presentations

9:00 pm - Compline: Prayer at Close of the Day

June 25, 2022

Breakfast on your own. Options within walking distance will be provided.

8:30 am - Matins

9:00 am - Conference Presentation

12:30 pm - Lunch (included)

2:00 pm - Hymn Sing

3:00 pm - Conference Presentations

4:30 pm - Dinner (Included)

6:00 pm - Depart CUC

8:00 pm - Pit Stop at Gilman

8:15 pm - Depart Pit Stop

10:00 pm - Drop Off at St. John - Effingham

10:30 pm - Drop Off at Immanuel - Altamont

11:00 pm - Drop Off at Holy Cross - Vandalia

10th Sunday After Trinity.................................................. 13 August 2023

Holy Cross Sunday ....................................................September 18, 2022

IE Conference

Deadline to register for bus trip is May 22.

Online Registration Form