June 25, 2023. Divine Service. 8 A.M.

Who doesn’t remember the iconic line, “You can’t handle the truth,” from the movie “A Few Good Men?” The line in the original script was, “you already have the truth.” But Jack Nicholson improvised a little and made movie history. “You can’t handle the truth!” The truth is that you sin, and the wages of sin is death. You can’t handle that. Maybe that’s why you, like me, deny, minimize, or blame others for your sin. Why you try to ignore the unpleasant realities of life and act like nothing is wrong. Why you prefer life in a virtual world instead of the real one. “You can’t handle the truth!” Left to yourself that’s the fact of the matter. That’s the bad news. But the good news is this: you are not left to yourself. God is with you in Christ and He has promised that “everyone who [confesses] me before men, I also will [confess] before my Father who is in heaven.” In other words, Jesus has taken care of it. He handled it. Jesus handled the truth of the world’s sin and death, took it into Himself, suffered for it, and triumphed over it in His death and resurrection. ----- Trinity Lutheran Church, School and Child Care have been "Making Known the Love of Christ" in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and throughout the world since 1853 as a congregation gathering around God's Word and Sacraments to receive forgiveness and life everlasting. Trinity is located in downtown Sheboygan, only one block from the Mead Public Library and the Weill Center for the Performing Arts. We invite you to visit us in person! Trinity Lutheran Sheboygan is a proud member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Visit their website: https://www.lcms.org/​​​​ Music for this production was obtained through a licensing agreement with One License, LLC. The copyright permission to reprint, podcast, and record hymns and songs is acquired through ID Number: 730195-A #LCMS #Lutheran #DivineService