Zion Lutheran Church Harrisburg

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July 4, 2024, Thursday after the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost and U.S. Independence Day

Dear Members & Friends of Zion,

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. …
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” - Galatians 5:1, 13,14

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
- U.S. Constitution – 1 st Amendment

As we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in the U. S. today, may we remember and pray for our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who are imprisoned and in danger, because they share the Good News of Jesus. Richard Wurmbrand (1901-2001) was mentioned in a recent sermon at Zion. Pastor Wurmbrand “is an evangelical minister who endured fourteen years of Communist imprisonment and torture in his homeland of Romania. Founder of the Christian mission, The Voice of the Martyrs, he and his wife traveled throughout the world establishing a network of over thirty offices that provide relief to the families of imprisoned Christians in Islamic nations, Communist Vietnam, China, and other countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith. His message has been, ‘Hate the evil systems, but love your persecutors. Love their souls, and try to win them for Christ.’” About the Author, Tortured for Christ

In Galatians, the Apostle Paul reminds us that our true freedom – from sin and death – comes from the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ; AND, that freedom is for the purpose of loving God and our neighbors, as so eloquently expressed by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand.

In the Peace and Love of Christ,
Pastor Karin Pejack

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