Day of Thanksgiving November 27, 2019
Day of Thanksgiving
Luke 17:11-19 & Psalm 67
November 27, 2019
“His Face Shine Upon Us”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
[Facing altar with back to congregation] The text for the sermon tonight is the Ten Lepers, our Gospel reading, and also Psalm 67 which the choir sang, especially these words, “May God be gracious to us and bless us, and make His face shine upon us.”
[Turning around] A bit awkward, right? God doesn’t want to talk to you that way. That is to say, God doesn’t want to talk to your back. It doesn’t work very well. He wants to be face-to-face. He wants His face to shine upon your face and He wants for you to look to Him for every good. That, in a very simple way, is what faith is—it’s always facing Jesus Christ our Savior and receiving His grace and mercy while giving Him our thanks and praise.
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