Sermon: The Holiness Is in the Details

The Holiness Is in the DetailsSermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln NE for Trinity 13 on August 30th, 2026.Sermon text: Leviticus 19:9-189When you reap the harvest from your land, you are not to finish reaping all the way to the edge of the field. Do not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. 10Do not strip your vineyard clean, and do not pick up the fallen grapes from your vineyard, but leave them for the poor and the alien who live with you. I am the LORD your God. 11You shall not steal. You shall not swindle. You shall not lie to one another. 12You shall not swear falsely by my name so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. 13You shall not exploit your neighbor. You shall not rob him. You shall not keep the wages of a day laborer with you overnight until morning. 14You shall not curse a deaf person, nor shall you put an obstacle in front of a blind person, but you must fear your God. I am the LORD. 15You shall not act unjustly in court cases. Do not show favoritism to a poor person, and do not show undue honor to an important person. You must judge your fellow citizens with justice. 16You shall not go around spreading slander among your people. You shall not testify falsely against your neighbor in a capital case. I am the LORD. 17You shall not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. You must openly rebuke your fellow citizen so that you do not become responsible for his sin. 18You must not take revenge. You must not bear a grudge against the members of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019), Le 19:9–18.