A third round of voting takes place this Saturday, June 20th through Tuesday, June 23rd,

for President of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

If you're a registered voter for the 2026 LCMS presidential election,

I strongly encourage you to vote to re-elect, issues, etc., regular guest,

Pastor Matt Harrison, for a final three-year term.

If you're not a voter, please encourage your pastor and your congregation's lay voter to vote for President Harrison.

Remember to vote June 20th through the 23rd.

Lord of our life and God of our salvation

Star of our light and love of our creation.

Here and we see your church's supplication

Lord God Almighty The Lutheran Public Radio Choir with a hymn that many of us will be singing this weekend, Lord of

our life. Well, Jeremiah is persecuted in the Old Testament, and Jesus promises his disciples

the same kind of persecution in the gospel reading for this coming Sunday.

Greetings in, welcome to issues, etc., coming to you live from

the studios of Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in.

We'll be talking with Pastor Peter Bender, looking forward to Sunday morning, according to Luther's

Catechisms and the three-year lectuary, the fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Terry Mattingley joins us

for media coverage of Major League Baseball and Pride hats. And then Mark Stern will be alongside. We'll talk about some of the issues surrounding the 69th regular convention of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Pastor Peter Bender is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Sussex, Wisconsin and director of the Concordia Catecetical Academy. Peter, welcome back.

Good to be with you, Todd.

What is this fourth Sunday after Pentecost all about?

Yes, I've entitled it, the faithful ministry of God's Word and the preservation of the church

and her ministry under persecution.

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