Broadcast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Be of Good Cheer - Part 5\n Matthew 9:8\n 10\/16\/2026\n\n\n 8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they\n glorified God, who had given such authority to\n men. (ESV)\n\n This week we have prayed for God's blessing to preserve us\n from all evil, and to enable us to do that which pleases Him. We\n serve God by serving our neighbor, therefore this prayer asks God\n to help us reflect His love to others.\n Almighty and merciful God, of Your bountiful goodness\n keep from us all things that may hurt us that we, being\n ready in both body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish\n whatever You would have us to do.\n\n\n Some friends brought a paralytic to Jesus for healing. Upon\n seeing the faith of the friends, upon seeing the faith of the\n paralytic, Jesus said, ``Be of good cheer, your sins are\n forgiven.'' As those who saw and heard Jesus were taken aback by\n this pronouncement of the remission of sins, Jesus showed His\n power over sin by speaking the word of healing. The paralytic\n was able to arise, pick up his bed, and go home. ``When the\n crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had\n given such authority to men.''\n\n The kingdom of heaven is at hand. God calls us to confess\n our sin and to trust in the suffering, death, and resurrection of\n Jesus Christ so that our sins are forgiven. He grants us eternal\n life, not because of our works, but because of His love alone.\n\n God desires to bless all people with the healing power of\n His love. We may remain paralyzed in this life, but with our\n sins forgiven, we have the hope of everlasting life with Him.\n Please join us as we gather at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday morning at\n Trinity Lutheran Church to hear this message of hope.\n\n May our Lord grant us faith to hear His Word of grace and\n mercy. Amen.<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 16, 2026 Broadcast Be of Good Cheer – Part 5 Matthew 9:8 10\/16\/2026 8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given … Continue reading “Be of Good Cheer – Part 5”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5404,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5403\/revisions\/5404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}