{"id":4192,"date":"2025-10-12T13:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopelcs.ca\/church\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:50:06","slug":"sermon-thankfully-standing-firm-text-luke-1711-19-18th-sunday-after-pentecost-hope-lutheran-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopelcs.ca\/church\/sermon-thankfully-standing-firm-text-luke-1711-19-18th-sunday-after-pentecost-hope-lutheran-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon: “Thankfully standing firm” \/ Text: Luke 17:11-19 \/ 18th Sunday after Pentecost\/ Hope Lutheran Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon \u2013 October 12th<\/sup>, 2025
\n<\/strong>Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC
\n<\/strong>Text: Luke 17:11-19
\n<\/strong>Theme: Thankfully standing firm\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

___________________________<\/p>\n

Intr<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0 Thanksgiving Day usually reminds us of saying thank you to God for our house, food, family, harvest, nature, our job, health, etc\u2026 When we hear today\u2019s Gospel, the healing of the 10 lepers, this is what usually happens too. It directs our mind to think about physical gifts, like the healing from a fatal disease. \u00a0And those are great reasons for us to thank the Lord for sure, especially when we see from the Gospel reading that 90% of the lepers didn\u2019t take the time to come back and thank Jesus.[1]<\/sup><\/a> Ingratitude hurts<\/em>.<\/p>\n

However, when you take a closer look, you see there is more behind the healing. The often-forgotten side of a life of thanksgiving are the most important gifts of all \u2013 spiritual gifts, that God has given us, and the opportunity of putting our faith into action. What about them? Do we take time on a regular basis in our prayer to be thankful for those gifts as well?<\/p>\n

Think about it: ten men are healed and one comes back. Jesus says to him: \u201cYour faith has made you well.\u201d Does Jesus connect faith to being healed? That doesn\u2019t seem quite the case here, for the other 9 who didn\u2019t come back, therefore, demonstrating the lack of that faith, were also healed<\/em>. \u201cYour faith has made you well\u201d indicates that, as the man was surely thankful for physical healing, the wellness caused by faith goes deeper. He acknowledges Jesus as the object of his faith. This is the type of faith that makes a person well, faith that holds on to Him. <\/strong>Jesus is the one who acknowledges the outcasts and calls them to Him.<\/p>\n

This is deepened as one wonders if is there an explanation for why those 9 didn\u2019t come back? Here\u2019s one: because they were told to follow a ritual of cleansing. Since they did as told by the Nazarene, conclusion might have been: \u201cWe followed the commands and rules, we were healed. Yay, thanks be to our capacity of following rules!\u201d<\/p>\n

When you think you work for what you achieve, there\u2019s less reasons to look up and thank God. We you acknowledge your total dependence on the Lord, then you are forced to conclude: I can plan my path, but the Lord is the one guiding my steps. It means that may faith makes me well even when I am not healed. For as we know, the leper who had faith eventually died of something else.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why thinking about spiritual gifts<\/em> helps us deepen our understanding of thanksgiving and what it means to live a thankful life as Christians.<\/p>\n

First, when it comes to material blessings<\/em>, it\u2019s easy to fall into the mindset, \u201cI succeeded because I followed God\u2019s commands. I worked hard, earned my salary, and provided for my family\u2014thanks be to God and<\/em> to my ability to do the right thing.\u201d But remember, even those whose faith faltered were healed. It\u2019s not about our ability; it\u2019s about God\u2019s grace. We easily forget that everything is gift<\/em>, not mere achievement<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Second, reflecting on spiritual gifts reminds us that, as much as we\u2019d like to see ourselves in the one thankful leper who returned, we often find ourselves among the ninety percent who forget to give thanks for God\u2019s gracious gifts.<\/p>\n

Thinking about spiritual gifts, and the source of them, draws us deeper into true thanksgiving.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hymn we sang today \u201cWe stand firm in our faith\u201d helps us in that purpose. It brings to memory the essence of what we receive from God, what we believe, confess and teach. It helps us to underline the importance of being grateful to God for the spiritual gifts. Think about how many times you have done that lately, or in your whole life, thanked the Lord for these gifts we just sang about before the sermon.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The first verse reminds us of the Gift of God\u2019s Word. His TEACHING that brings the essential news for our spiritual life \u2013 in Christ we have forgiveness \u2013all the teachings derived from it.<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 It refers to Jesus as our Good Shepherd. His sheep listen to his voice. We are thankful for having spiritual ears givens by the Holy Spirit to listen to God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 Law and Gospel \u2013 that is a treasure that Lutheran Theology gives to the Christian World. When you approach the Bible with this key in hands, many things become clearer to our understanding.<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 We stand firm \u2013 thankfully standing firm. For He is our Saviour and our Truth – the Truth for the whole world.<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 The hymn evokes other ways in which Jesus referred to Himself, such as the Bread, The Way, the Door, and others. Let\u2019s sing together:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. 1. <\/strong>Jesus Christ, our Lord, called as Your flock, we delight in hearing Your Voice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    teaching to our hearts what Your Word imparts. Law and Gospel, unchanging Light.
    \nWe stand firm in our faith<\/strong> in You, our Saviour, The Way!
    \nYou\u2019re the Bread, the Door, Brother, Vine and more; Shepherd in whom we are bless\u2019d.<\/p>\n

    (SHORT PRAYER)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    The second verse directs our eyes towards the privilege we have of SERVING our neighbour.<\/p>\n

    1 – Faith active in love. St James says that if your faith is not shown in works of love, you should question where it is and if it is still in your heart.[2]<\/a> Faith saves alone, but faith is never alone.<\/p>\n

    2 \u2013 Help, hope and peace. We are thankful for having the opportunity to share real Help, real Hope and real Peace coming from his Hand.<\/p>\n

    3 \u2013 We stand firm. Thankfully firm. Living our life from above \u2013 that is, grounded in Christ, we serve and care.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Father, move our hearts, move our hands and feet, to the service done in Your name,
      \nfor right by our side there is need of help, hope and peace to run this life\u2019s race;
      \nWe stand firm in our faith! <\/strong>We love for we have been loved.
      \nAs we serve we share, as we tend we care – as we live our life from above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      (SHORT PRAYER)<\/em><\/p>\n

      \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

      The Third Verse highlights God\u2019s gifts of the Holy Sacraments. How many times have you ever thanked the Lord specifically for having been baptized, and for His offer of His blood and body regularly to strengthen your faith?<\/p>\n

      In a world where there is a lot of talk about identity these days, and many different options of spirituality to feed our soul, we are reminded to be thankful for:<\/p>\n

      1 \u2013 Baptism \u2013 In Holy Baptism we receive our identity for life: children of God. We were grafted into the Vine and listening to the voice of the Good Shepherd.<\/p>\n

      2 \u2013 With bread and wine, we receive Jesus in us. Real Presence, and Real Food for our Soul.<\/p>\n

      3 – Means of Grace – the means through which God brings His Grace to our hearts.<\/p>\n

      4 \u2013 Joy and Thankfulness. There is no other response to such marvelous gifts. We adore His Holy Name, \u201cnow thank we all our God!\u201d<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Holy Spirit, we have been baptized, grafted in Your kingdom of Love.
        \nThen with bread and wine, beyond reason\u2019s line we have Jesus\u2019 body and blood.
        \nWe stand firm in our faith<\/strong>; fed by your means of Grace
        \nJoy and thankfulness, body and soul redeemed, Your Holiness we acclaim!
        \n(Short Prayer)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Finally, the fourth verse remembers us that God never ceases to be with us, grounding us in His Word and leading us to our eternal home.\u00a0 He gives us Meaning and purpose. We live our daily life in Christ (meaning) as we have our eyes in our eternal home (Purpose)<\/p>\n

        1 \u2013 God is present in and with us every day. Thanks be to God<\/p>\n

        2 \u2013 We are blessed. Thanks be to God!<\/p>\n

        3 \u2013 We stand firm in our faith. Thanks be to God!<\/p>\n

        4 \u2013 We walk towards our Eternal Home, New Earth and New Heavens, in which justice dwell and in which we will be, body and soul, in eternal joy and perfection.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. 4. <\/strong>Triune God, we ask never cease your task, ground Your children in faithfulness.
          \nGrant your precious gifts, through which we all live in this fellowship ev\u2019ry day.
          \nWe stand firm in our faith<\/strong>! In Your Grace we delight!
          \nLead our walk on Earth with our eyes in You as we yearn our Eternal Place
          \n(short prayer)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cYour faith has made you well\u201d, says Jesus. When our faith is placed in Jesus, it makes us well. Because it gives all these precious gifts we just sang again. It imparts to our hearts what we need most. And of course, it is also reflected in material blessings. This sermon is not about downplaying God\u2019s provision for our material needs but about highlighting God\u2019s provision for our whole being and our whole life<\/strong> \u2013 even when the physical gifts are not present, at least not as we dreamt bout them. The spiritual gifts he gives will always be there.<\/p>\n

          This is an invitation to thankfulness. This is an invitation to stand firm in our faith that has made us well, that receives forgiveness and that is thankful for all the good things God pours into our lives.<\/p>\n

          Cc\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> – Pastor, should we be thankful today for housing, clothing, jobs, health, and everything our eyes see? Absolutely, please, keep including those in your daily prayers. But this all shall pass. Remember always to include also what your heart sees in Christ: He is the giver of all gifts. We thankfully stand firm in Him, our Redeemer. Ingratitude hurts. But Christ heals our ungrateful hearts and floods them with all that is good[3]<\/a> so that we can stand firm each and every day, until our last day. In Christ, our faith makes us well<\/em>.<\/p>\n

          Thanks be to God! Amen.<\/p>\n

          [1]<\/a> Luke 17<\/p>\n

          [2]<\/a> James chapter 2<\/p>\n

          [3]<\/a> Philippians 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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