August 18, 2024 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer Our walk with Jesus, like so many of our relationships, appears so wonderful in its early days. Then comes an issue or crisis that intrudes upon our faith. God be praised that our Savior has “words of eternal life” (John 6:68) that can offer the “new deal” of forgiveness and life when our ideal has become an ordeal. Sermon Text: John 6:60-69 Readings: Psalm 34:12-22; Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; John 6:51-69