OCTOBER 18, 2026
Faith, Love, Hope
Rev. Paul Shoemaker
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost - Sermon Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Readings: Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22
The apostle Paul encouraged the Thessalonian Christians with these words, “We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV). May Paul’s words be an encouragement to us.
Sticks and Stones
He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
Luke 21:2
Sticks and stones are usually not thought of as good or valuable. It wasn’t my birthday. It wasn’t Christmas. But my then 5-year-old grandson, Lukas, brought me a gift. It was simple, not of great worth. It was just a quart Mason jar that contained sticks and stones that he had collected. On it, Lukas taped a little drawing of a tree, a shining sun, and a man standing in a garden. Lukas knew his grandpa well. He knew I was a nature lover and an admirer of God’s gifts of creation. So, he enthusiastically presented me with a token of his love — just a glass jar of sticks and stones. But for the last eight years, that simple gift sits next to my bed as a reminder of the wisdom, faith, and grace of a little child reflecting God’s love. Lukas knew his grandpa. Jesus knows this grandpa as well. He knows my needs. And so, I daily look at that jar and quietly sing, “I am Jesus’ little lamb, Ever glad at heart I am” (“I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” LSB #740).
Don LuepkeFremont, IN
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