Category: Mid-Week
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Growing in Faith
The Feast of St. Andrew Text: John 1:35-42a Who was Andrew? How is he remembered? Andrew was the brother of Peter, first a disciple of John and moved by the words, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” Although he was the first to believe, he wasn’t as impetuous as his brother. The two of them were…
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Holy Saturday
Paschal Vigil Holy Baptism of Matthew, Alonna, and Wyatt Reeves Readings: The Creation – Genesis 1:1-2:3 | The Flood – Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 | Israel’s Deliverance at the Red Sea – Exodus 14:10-15:1 | A New Heart and a New Spirit – Ezekiel 36:24-28 | Jonah Preaches to Nineveh – Jonah 3 |…
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Good Friday
Readings: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 | 2 Corinthians 5:14–21 | John 18-19 Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; John 19:30 “The Death of Jesus Changed How God Relates to the World” The Old Testament sure is bloody. People are dropping dead every other minute, it seems. Reading through the Old Testament, you will find that there are many manifest…
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Maundy Thursday
Readings: Exodus 12:1–14 | 1 Corinthians 11:23–32 | John 13:1–15 Text: John 13:1-17, 34-35 This Maundy Thursday, I want to address two things: The connection between the Lord’s Supper and the Passover, and why this night we read about Jesus washing the disciples’ feet and commanding them to love one another. In delivering His people…
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Good Friday
Text: John 18-19 Additional Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 Pontius Pilate marveled when he had Jesus in his court, because He wasn’t like any other person facing condemnation. And he’s right. Jesus is very different from other men, including you and me. Take Gethsemane for instance: When Jesus had spoken these words, he…
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Maundy Thursday
Text: Mark 14:12-26 Additional Reading: Exodus 24:3–11 | 1 Corinthians 10:16–17 Adapted from “The Mystery of the Lord’s Supper” by Johann Gerhard In the Holy Supper of our Lord, we have a mystery placed before us. Even though it cannot be explained with specific directions, counted in points for your diet, or given nutrition facts…
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Lent Midweek V
Text: 1 Kings 21 Every one of the Ten Commandments protects a gift that God has given, as we’ve been hearing through the season of Lent. The Eighth Commandment protects God’s gift of a good name and reputation, which is a very precious thing, as it says in Proverbs 22, “A good name is to…
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Lent IV Midweek
Text: 2 Samuel 11 Additional Reading: Luke 19:1-10 The Sixth and Seventh Commandments protect gifts of God. The Sixth Commandment protects the gift of chastity. The Seventh Commandment protects the gift of possessions. Neither chastity nor earthly goods come from ourselves. Both come from the Lord. Concerning chastity, it says in Proverbs 19:14, “House and…
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Lent III Midweek
Text: 2 Samuel 15:1-14 Additional Reading: Luke 10:25–37 The Fourth Commandment concerns God’s authority on earth. Through father and mother God rules households. Through president, emperor, king, and other civil offices God rules the nations of the world. The authority of father or president is not the authority of a mere man, but it is…
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Lent II Midweek
Text: 1 Kings 18:20-40 Additional Reading: John 5:1-18 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Second and Third Commandments flow from the First. In the First Commandment the Lord indicates that he is giving us himself. He says, “You shall have no other gods,” which certainly is…