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Released to Proclaim
Scripture Readings for this Week: Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:19-28; Galatians 3:23-29; and Luke 8:26-39

Jesus encounters a man who lives naked among the tombs. The man convulsed with fits and seizures. Luke tells us he has an unclean spirit. We are told the demon who possesses the man is called “‘Legion’; for many demons had entered him” (Luke 8:30).
We can be plagued with many problems, enslaved to many vices. It is rarely one thing or another that holds us captive in life. Sometimes the forces of sin and evil that mount up against us are legion.
Earlier in Luke’s gospel, Jesus stood up in the synagogue and, echoing the prophet Isaiah, said he was sent “to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free” (Luke 4:18). Jesus’ ministry is not to those who have it all together, but to those whose struggles are many, whose resources are few, and whose prospects are dim.
By the end of the story, the now-clothed man is sitting calmly at the feet of Jesus. Ironically, the people respond to this healing with fear and actually ask Jesus to leave. Sometimes we grow comfortable with the demons—our own and others’. What is holding you captive today? What attitudes, addictions, or behaviors keep you chained? From what are you praying to be released today? When Christ comes to free you, will he be welcomed? Who benefits from this enslavement, whether ours or another’s?
As Jesus prepares to leave, he instructs the man, “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you” (Luke 8:39). From what have you been set free already? What do you celebrate today? Jesus came to free us from all that oppresses us, all that holds us captive, so that we might go out to declare how much God has done.
 

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Week at a Glance
Wednesday, June 15
6:30 pm 3rd Gear Break Out Groups
7:00 pm GWELCA Guest Night


Thursday, June 16
12:00 pm Distribution Committee
              meeting

7:00 pm Church Council meeting


Friday, June 17
Office closes at noon


Sunday, June 19
Happy Father's Day
9:00 am Worship

Tuesday, June 21
8:30 am Staff meeting



Full Calendar available at: 
http://wasecagracelutheran.com/ 

         Sunday Worship Time
                     9:00 am

          Summer Evening  
           Worship Times  
  Wednesday, July 13 @ 6:30 pm
  Wednesday, Aug. 10 @ 6:30 pm
        @ NE Park Pavillion


All are welcome to the 5:30 meal before each worship
 
Church Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 8 am - 5 pm
Friday 8 am-Noon
Grace Lutheran GWELCA is having their annual guest night TONIGHT at 7 pm.  Sandy Daniel will be our guest speaker; the theme is “Sandy’s Journey: There is a Reason…” Dessert and  coffee willl be served. Please see the flyer on the bulletin board across from the office for more information.
 

6/15 - 6:30 pm 3rd Gear Breakout Groups
6/22 - 6:30 pm 3rd Gear Breakout Groups
6/26 - 9 am Worship @ Grace-Commissioning of Urban Immersion Mission Trips
6/29 - No 3rd Gear

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Summer  2nd Wednesday at Grace – July 13th
Day Camp-Meal-Worship-Fellowship

9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Day Camp activities for children 4 yrs. old to 2nd Grade.
2:00 – 5:00 pm  Day Camp activities for children 3rd to 6th Grade.
Our theme for the event is Caring for God’s People and Creation. Register at www.wasecagracelutheran.com or in person at the church office.

5:30 – 6:30 pm  Potluck meal and fellowship for everyone. Everyone bring a food item to share. Come and enjoy. Invite a friend or neighbor to join you.

6:30 pm  Worship with Holy Communion in the Sanctuary.

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Summer Worship Time 
Sundays at 9:00 am!






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