Salem Lutheran Church – shalom * salaam * salem * peace

Welcome to Salem!

“We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the world.”

Salem Lutheran Church extends a welcome to believers and questioners, and to questioning believers.
Join us as we share our joy through praise and service.

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Here’s What’s Happening at Salem

WORSHIP SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

Just a few reminders about Sunday worship. On August 14th worship will be in person and live on Facebook.

We will be worshipping in the picnic grove at 3160 Park Avenue in Bridgeport, weather permitting.

You may want to bring a chair with you.

The service can also be viewed on Facebook by clicking here.

Links for these services can be found on our SalemBridgeport/live page.

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August 14, 2022

Family members often disagree about politics. This might show up more in election years like now. In 2020, a young woman tweeted “If you’re in Michigan and 18+ pls for the love of god do not vote for my dad for state rep. tell everyone.”

A more well known example is the teenage daughter of Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump. Among other disagreements with her mother, the daughter encouraged her Twitter followers to vote Mr. Trump out of office.

In Sunday’s gospel reading, Luke’s picture of the divided family contradicts many dreams about happy families united in faith. The early Christian movement brought about much family divisiveness.

The words of Jesus in the gospel reading unsettle us, yet they are spoken for a reason. Jesus’ words are incendiary and speak of broken relationships, they are meant to prompt the people’s faithful response: to lay aside anxiety and greed and to turn their hearts to the treasures of God’s promised kingdom, where Christ takes division upon himself on the cross.

While fully aware of the realities of conflict and division, we are to live as hopeful people, praying fervently for God’s compassion and for the restoration of right relationships.

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