Home Altar for September 6, 2026
Take It Home
Reflect: Why does God give us the Law, and how does love fulfill the Law? Why does love do no wrong to a neighbor?
Share: Jesus loves us by fulfilling the Law in our place, therefore His people love by seeking to fulfill the Law.
Practice: Ponder how Luther’s explanations to each of the Commandments in the Small Catechism teach us to love.
Pray: God, make me obedient to Your Law and teach me that it is your good design for the world and for my life.
Household Devotions
Week of Sept 7-12 • Preparing for Sunday, Sept 13
Monday: Reflect on the service, use Take It Home above.
Tuesday: Read Genesis 50:15–21. What does it mean that God meant for good what Joseph's brothers meant for evil?
Wednesday: Read Romans 14:1–12. If each person will give an account to God, how should we treat one another?
Thursday: Read Matthew 18:21–35. How generous is God’s forgiveness toward us? How ought we to forgive others?
Friday: Read Psalm 103:1–12. How does God remove our sins from us as far as the east is from the west?
Saturday: Read Luther’s Small Catechism – The Ninth Commandment (catechism.cph.org)