Coming to Grips with Grace by Pastor Michael Schultz

Epiphany 4 – Luke 4:20-32 from Faith Lutheran on Vimeo.

Coming to grips with grace has to do with a recognition that there is nothing in us that triggered God’s kindness towards us. Grace originates in the heart of God who chooses not to treat us as we deserve.

Sermon Text: Luke 4:20-32

²⁰ Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, ²¹ and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

²² All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.

²³ Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”

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²⁸ All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. ²⁹ They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff. ³⁰ But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

³¹ Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. ³² They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.

About the Preacher

Rev. Michael Schultz, a 1989 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., until December 1, 2012 served Sola Fide Lutheran Church, Lawrenceville, Ga. In December, he began his new position as New Hymnal Director for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). He is joining the editorial staff of Northwestern Publishing House, which is funding his work. As chairman of the Hymns Subcommittee for Christian Worship: Supplement, Schultz is already familiar with some of the work ahead of him.

In addition to coordinating the pew edition of the new hymnal, Schultz will also explore emerging and changing technologies and how those technologies should be used to serve WELS congregations’ worship needs. The goal for the 2024 hymnal is that all additional resources will be available at the time of the original publication, making it important that Schultz begin his work immediately.

Rev. Bryan Gerlach, director of the Commission on Worship, calls Schultz a “Renaissance man.” Gerlach details the many gifts and experiences that Schultz brings to this call, including being gifted in poetry and translation, which Schultz uses to create new or altered hymn texts, some of which are included in Christian Worship and Christian Worship: Supplement. He also plays the guitar and compiled the guitar edition of the supplement; creates digital music files to help congregations without musicians; and is a member of WELS’ Institute for Worship and Outreach.