June 14 2026 —
The Law was given through Moses. He was a marvelous leader of his people, but he could not take them to the Promised Land. The Law can never get God’s people to the promised land. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Joshua, the successor of Moses, defeated the enemies of the people and led them into the Promised Land. Jesus defeats our enemies and shepherds us as His flock. The gracious Gospel of forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus is the only way to the promised land of heaven. Jesus leads us all the way there through His Gospel, proclaimed by those He still sends out.
Just as Moses appointed Joshua to succeed Him, Jesus appointed the twelve apostles. The apostles in turn appointed their own successors, and so on until the present day.
On the cover of Sunday’s bulletin are the stained glass windows from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary depicting how God gave the Holy Spirit to the apostles. In time, God enlightened Martin Luther, and today we continue to train and send out the next generation of pastors by the Spirit’s power.
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