"In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:16-20)

First Sunday After Pentecost, June 7, 2020

Holy Trinity Sunday

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:16-20

Readings:

First Lesson: Genesis 1:1-2:3

Gospel Lesson: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon: Matthew 28:16-20

Our Triune God is beyond our understanding, but we understand this: he is holy. That means that he is perfect and demands perfection. It means that he has every right to expect perfection and obedience.

Jesus Christ the Son of God came into the world as a human being and reconciled God with us in the world.

In love, God sends out his Holy Spirit. He works through Word and Sacrament to call people out of darkness and unbelief to trust in him for life and salvation.

And that is why we gather around his Word. That is why we come as sinners to hear about a God beyond our understanding whose love for us is likewise beyond our understanding.

That is why we rejoice to have been baptized in his name and why we worship and live in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Nathan Kassulke