19th Sunday after Pentecost - October 26, 2025

GLORIFY HIM... GROW IN HIM... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
19th Sunday after Pentecost
October 26, 2025

A place to call home: St. Mark's Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark's. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God's grace, love, and forgiveness through Jesus.

Worship Focus:  Gratitude is the appreciation we feel when someone does something kind to us or 
for us. There are two factors that effect the intensity of gratitude. First, there is the deservedness 
factor. Say you do a favor for your neighbor. A month later, your neighbor does a favor for you. You 
are grateful, but not overwhelmingly so, because you deserved his help to some degree. However, if 
you have been an unkind or selfish neighbor, and yet your neighbor provides help when you are in 
need, you are extremely grateful precisely because you know you are undeserving. Second, there is 
the generosity factor. Imagine you pick up the mail for your neighbor for the three days he is out of 
town. When he gets back, he gives you a hundred-dollar bill. You might protest, “This is too 
generous!” He insists, and so you are very grateful.  
Apply this to God. The deservedness factor. How deserving are we of his blessing? What does God 
owe us? The generosity factor. What has God done for us? What blessings has he given us now? 
What blessings has he promised us in eternity? As we answer those questions, we are stunned by the 
undeserved generosity our God has shown us. The effect? We overflow with gratitude. 

Serving at Worship 
Presiding Leader: Mike Rostad  
Musical Accompanist: Rosemarie Boushek

Worship Materials:
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Explore our website:stmarkslutheran.com. You'll find materials for :
    Worship
    Bible Studies
    Devotions
    Children's Sunday School

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Bible Study: Streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Also:
    Recorded Video: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Video Bible Class
    Available on audio podcast: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Audio Services and Classes
    On - Line Materials: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over Connect: Staying Connected to God's Word

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark's Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: StMarksLutheran.com
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