BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T174422Z UID:58-366838@peaceotsego.org DTSTART:20260823T153000Z DTEND:20260823T163000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260820T184354 DESCRIPTION:Dear friends of Peace\,\nNews Edition For Sunday of August 23\, 2026\nLessons this week:  Exodus 34:5-9\, Romans 10: 5-13\, Matthew 16: 13-20\nSongs this week: “There Is a Redeemer”\, “Your Praises\, God\ , I’m Bringing”\, “In Christ Alone”\, “Onward Christine Soldiers ” \nService Sunday 11:30 am\nUnexpected Truths\nThe opening lines of th e United States Declaration of Independence boldly assert that certain tru ths are “self-evident”—truths accessible to human reason and widely recognized by observation of the world. Among these are that all people ar e created equal and possess unalienable rights such as life\, liberty\, an d the pursuit of happiness. The founders appealed to principles they belie ved reasonable people could recognize simply by reflecting on human nature and justice. These truths were meant to be obvious\, clear to the mind\, and persuasive in the public square.\n \nLutherans\, however\, note that the most important truths revealed in the Bible are not self-evident at al l. In fact\, they frequently appear surprising or even contrary to human e xpectations. Scripture teaches that humanity is not naturally good but dee ply sinful. It declares that salvation cannot be achieved through human ef fort but comes entirely by God’s grace. Most unexpected of all is the me ssage that God brings forgiveness and eternal life through the suffering a nd death of Jesus Christ.Biblical truth is revealed by  God rather than d iscovered by reason alone. While some truths may seem obvious to human jud gment\, the truths of the Bible are often unexpected.\n \nThe Son of Man is God\nJesus asked\, “Who do you say I am?” It’s the most important question in the world\, and it is a question every human being must answe r. The expected answer may be dead wrong. Some in Jesus’ day thought he was John the Baptist. Some thought he was the prophet Elijah who had come back from the dead. Today plenty of people believe that Jesus existed. The y think that Jesus was a wise teacher or a role model for love. Both answe rs are expected. Both miss the main point. Jesus is a real human being\, t he Son of Man. He is also Lord and Savior\, the Son of the living God. Thi s unexpected truth is the core of saving faith.\n\n\n\n*Service Times Surv ey Results: \nThe results from the service time survey are in. \nThe new Sunday Service will be 11:00 am starting September 13th.   \n\n\n\nFal l Kick Off: \nOn September 13th\, we will have cake and ice cream after se rvice\, pick up a printed backpack with a student's name on it\; take it h ome\, hang it on your door\, your refrigerator or somewhere you will remem ber to pray for that student going back to school and throughout the schoo l year as we encourage them grow in the word of God.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n75 Years of Peace Celebration: Sept 27th\nWill be held September 27th after servic e pot luck style with cake and ice cream. Working on getting some pictures from the past if anyone has pictures or stories you would like to share p lease let me know.  \n \n“Community is much more than belonging to so mething\, it's about doing something together that makes belonging matter! ”  Unknown\n   \nConnecting with People of Peace and the Community  :  \nChristian Neighbors:\nFood Pantry needs for July is Ramen Noodles\n Thank you again for continuing to show God’s love to others.\n \n“Com munity is much more than belonging to something\, it's about doing somethi ng together that makes belonging matter!”  Unknown\n\n\n\nVolunteers si gn ups:\nThere is now a sign up sheet for mowing and string trimming\, we do need a few volunteers for the rest of August through September. Thank y ou\n \n \nA look ahead:        \nAug 30th 11:30 am Sunday Service \nSeptember: \nSept 6th 11:30 am Sunday Service\nSept 10th 12:00 pm Senio r Pot Luck (Lunch &\; Bingo)\nSept 13th 11:00 am*Sunday Service &\; Fall Kick Off Note service time change\nSept  20th 11:00 am* Sunday Servi ce Note service time change\nSept 18th 11:00 am Ladies Guild Bunco\nSept 1 8th 6:30 pm  Bunco \nSept 27th 11:00 am *Sunday Service  Note service t ime change\nSept 27th 12:15 pm 75 Years of Peace Celebration      Pot L uck bring a dish to pass              \nMay God be at work am ong the people of Peace and our gospel ministry as we listen to him and fo llow him!  Assistant Administrator at Peace Lutheran Church\,  Shelly We dge\n       Got this from a friend? Sign up here: https://peace.bre ezechms.com/form/news\nUnsubscribe? Email church@peaceotsego.org\nWant to visit with pastor? Schedule a visit/meeting reach out to our interim Pasto r David Rau (ST.James Portage) at pastor@stjamesportage.org or 262-325-935 5\nHave a suggestion or comment you’d like to share? Let us know!\nWould you like to donate to Peace? Please use the link for online giving\nPeace Lutheran Church 805 S Wilmott St Otsego\, MI 49078\n269-694-6104 https:// peaceotsego.org\n \n  LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T184354 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Coming up at Peace URL;VALUE=URI:https://peaceotsego.org/events/coming-up-at-peace--58/2026-08 -23 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR