Home Altar for September 20, 2026

Published September 17, 2026

Reflect: God's generosity is not fair—and that’s a good thing! Christ died and rose to unfairly reward sinners.

Share: Get in on this great deal! Jesus’ forgiveness is free to all, even the least deserving and the worst of sinners!

Practice: Don’t compare and complain; you toil in God’s vineyard, your callings are as important to Him as all others’.

Pray: Christ, You died and rose to reward sinners unfairly. Keep me from begrudging Your grace to others. Amen.

Week of Sept 21-26 • Preparing for Sunday, Sept 27

Monday: Reflect on the service, use Take It Home above.

Tuesday: Ezekiel 18:1–32. What does it mean that every soul belongs to God and the soul who sins shall die?

Wednesday: Philippians 2:1–18. How does counting others as more significant flow from what Christ does for us?

Thursday: Matthew 21:23–32. What does Jesus’ parable teach us about the difference between words and actions?

Friday: Psalm 25:1–10. What does it mean to lift up your soul to the Lord and trust Him not to be put to shame?

Saturday: Read Luther’s Small Catechism – The Close of the Commandments