Issues, Etc. Looking Forward to Sunday Morning (One Year Lectionary): Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity – Pr. Peter Bender, 9/25/25 (2682, Encore)
Sep 25, 2025
Pastor Peter Bender, director of the Concordia Catechetical Academy, brings profound insights for the 15th Sunday after Trinity. He discusses the First Commandment, emphasizing trust in God's providence over worldly anxieties. Bender unpacks the hymn ‘What God Ordains Is Always Good,’ illustrating how faith reshapes our understanding of suffering. He also explores Psalm 86, revealing the importance of prayerful dependence, and connects teachings from Matthew 6, calling believers to prioritize God's kingdom while navigating life's challenges.
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First Commandment Frames Trust
- The first commandment calls Christians to trust God above all things, seeing providence and redemption as the basis of that trust.
- Peter Bender ties Jesus' command to seek first God's kingdom to the faith the first commandment demands.
Suffering Seen Through Gospel Lens
- The hymn 'What God Ordains Is Always Good' expresses confident Christian perspective on suffering grounded in Christ's redemption.
- Bender emphasizes that gospel-created faith enables believers to call suffering purposeful and trust God's providence.
Ask God To Preserve The Church
- Pray for the church's preservation as a gift of God's pity, not as something we can produce by will.
- Rely on God's aid and goodness to create and sustain the faith the first commandment demands.
