Mt. Olive Lutheran Traditional Worship - April 12, 2026

Yeah. And so for us, the question to think about is, what's one small thing that you could do this week that doesn't require a plane ticket in which you, as God's ambassador, can speak the message of reconciliation. That God came for you, came for us, and that he has made the way back to relationship, to walking with God, so that they get to see and hear and experience the goodness and the grace of God. And so for us, we as God's people are all his ambassadors who are called and then sent on message are sent on mission with the message of reconciliation to the places where he himself is going to show up and do work. [01:04:08] (51 seconds)  #EverydayAmbassador

Before you asked anyone to go anywhere, you came, you crossed the distance between heaven and earth, between your holiness and our mess, and you reconciled us before we even thought to ask. And so, Lord, we ask that you would encourage us, that you would give us the strength to live as your ambassadors. Lord, in your mercy, Lord, we ask that you would guard your church. Keep us in the truth of your word, which tells us that the harvest is plentiful, that you are already on your way to every place that you're sending us. [01:06:24] (37 seconds)  #GodGoesBeforeUs

And that is a life that we get to live And it doesn't only happen on trips across the ocean, but it happens when we walk across the street, when we walk next door, when we walk across the room and follow the prompting of the nudging of the Holy Spirit leading us, moving us to where he is gonna show up and do work. And so with that, God's peace and strength and encouragement be with you today and always. Amen. [01:04:58] (31 seconds)  #WalkWhereGodLeads

Because for me, it's always good to it's always reassuring as you kinda see this with what Jeremiah says where or God says to Jeremiah, I'm gonna go with you. I'm gonna be with you. But rather, how does God open up the doors to the trip, to the conversation, to the the moment in which he has been calling you into? So that's that's me. And so but those logistics had to work themselves out. And for each one of us, there's always this sacrifice. There's always this moment of stepping out of our comfort zone into where God is leading us. [00:47:50] (43 seconds)  #OpenDoorsByFaith

So so here's ultimately why I went is because this is something that I've wanted to do for a long time, but but most importantly, and this has been the case for other mission trips that I've been able to go on, and including this one is that God ultimately opened up the door. For me, it's the reservation. I don't really have the reservations of going somewhere new or anything like that, But it's the logistics of of how are things gonna happen from my personal end, and it's God providing and opening the door, and then ultimately me just kinda stepping through it. [00:47:11] (39 seconds)  #FaithOverLogistics

And, Lord, we just ask that you'd be with our nation and the world, be with leaders as they discuss peace. And, Lord, we pray that you would just show up in ways that in which you were glorified, in which you were honored. Help leaders to lead with compassion and justice. Bring peace where there's division. And, Lord, we just ask that you would help us to see others as ones made in your image and not as enemies. Lord, in your mercy, Lord, we pray all of this in the holy, mighty, powerful name of Jesus. Amen. [01:07:53] (36 seconds)  #PrayForPeaceAndJustice

That we all, as God's people, are called to live on mission. And sometimes, yes, that's hopping on an airplane, but more often than not, it's it's walking across the street or even walking across the room and bringing this message of what God has done for us so that they too get to experience the gift of what God has given us. And so with that, all that said, I'd like to invite the the people, the team that's gonna come forward and sit here. [00:40:54] (34 seconds)  #MissionStartsNextDoor

I think most of us can relate to this reality that we have felt the call from God to go talk to someone, to go do something, and yet there's also this little bit of reservations that we may have from time to time. And so today what we're gonna do is instead of me standing up here and talking about what it means to live on mission, because this reality is that we have all been called by God, we've been sent by God with this mission of as we just read in Romans chapter five no. Second Corinthians chapter five, this ministry of reconciliation. [00:39:14] (38 seconds)  #CalledAndSent