Master, he said, you entrusted me with two talents see, I have gained two more. Come and share your masters happiness 22 'The man with the two talents also came. 'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee enter into the joy of thy lord. 'His master replied, Well done, good and faithful servant You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. “I trust, I hope, I pray, that as you begin your 126th year, you will take up that challenge, you will rededicate yourselves as a people of God, to prepare the way of the Lord.His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. To let people know of their salvation by the forgiveness of their sins,” he said. “We, like John the Baptiser, are called to make Christ known, to prepare His way. 20, the night before the fourth Sunday of Advent.īut through the changes, Strobel said on Sunday, the church’s mission remains constant. Gene Parker, will conduct his first service on the evening of Dec. The changes continue: Trinity Lutheran’s current pastor, the Rev. The congregation grew and thrived, and in 1972, the original church was demolished and a new church rose in its place. In 1937, when the church was suffering from the effects of the Great Depression, then-pastor Thomas Atkinson offered to work at a reduced salary until the depleted church coffers were once again healthy. By 1919, all services were conducted in English.Ĭhanges in society were reflected by changes in the church.įor example, in April of 1919, as women across the nation campaigned for the right to vote in political elections, the church constitution was changed to allow women the right to vote in church matters. In 1917, the congregation agreed to one additional English service per month. But at the request of some of the younger congregants, one service a month was conducted in English beginning in 1903. Barkoff of Mauch Chunk, was purchased in September 1895 at a cost of $1,700.īecause most of the congregants were German immigrants, services were conducted in that language. A one-story addition was built in 1892, and a new pipe-organ, built by a Mr. It was during Kepner’s tenure that the congregation bought land at 3rd and Iron streets for $1,200 and began to build its first church, a red-brick structure with tall steeples.īy 1888, the church was completed. When Trinity Lutheran was formed 125 years ago, its first pastor was the Rev. Trinity Lutheran is up to the task, he said, because the church is built on a solid spiritual foundation. It is a dauntingly difficult task, but it is one that Christ has given us.” “We are called to prepare the way of the Lord here in this community. “Where is the mission field today? Right outside your front door, in Lehighton,” he said. Speaking of the rapid growth of Islam and other faiths in the United States, Strobel said that instead of sending missionaries to “exotic places like China, Japan, and Africa,” as in the past, the need now is to spread the word closer to home. “The world in which we live has changed dramatically.” “Nowadays, if my daughter, who is a senior in high school, wants to do devotions, she has to do it on her own time, and at her own expense,” he said.
My school day began, each and every day, with a reading from the Christian scriptures and with the Lord’s Prayer,” he said. Pleasures, hobbies, recreation, entertainment, education, and even our families, will scream loud for the lion’s share of our time. Finally, the flesh will always put the things of the world ahead of the things of the Lord. “When I was growing up, my daily devotions were sponsored by taxpayer dollars … Yes, taxpayer dollars. The time to labor to hear Well done, good and faithful servant will be over.
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