Category: Sermons
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
Rogate ~ Ask Readings: Numbers 21:4–9 | James 1:22–27 | John 16:23–33 Text: John 16:23-33 This Sunday differs from the other ones in Easter, with the Latin names that we’ve been seeing, Quasimodo Geniti and Jubilate and things like that, because in this one it doesn’t come from the first verse of the Introit. It…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
Cantate – Sing Readings: Isaiah 12:1–6 | James 1:16–21 | John 16:5–15 Text: James 1:16-21 The text is the epistle reading which we’ve heard where Saint James teaches the church, “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the father of lights, with…
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Fourth Sunday of Easter (Jubilate)
Readings: Isaiah 40:25–31 | 1 Peter 2:11–20 | John 16:16-22 Text: John 16:16-22 Alleluia! Christ is risen! There is a caricature of Christianity that says because Christ is risen, we should always be happy, always be looking up, and seeing the bright side of everything. It’s backed up by dreadful platitudes like, “God has a…
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Third Sunday of Easter (Misericordias domini)
Readings: Ezekiel 34:11–16 | 1 Peter 2:21–25 | John 10:11-16 Text: John 10:11-16 The Lord Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd.” This Sunday in the Church year has come to be known as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” So, let’s to dig deeper into what this statement of Jesus means. Let us not just pass over…
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Second Sunday of Easter (Quasimodo Geniti)
Readings: Ezekiel 37:1–14 | 1 John 5:4–10 | John 20:19-31 Text: John 20:19-31 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Everything in the Bible from cover to cover hinges on Jesus Christ. Without knowing His birth, His life, His suffering, His death, and His resurrection, the Bible never quite adds up. …
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The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Day)
Readings: Job 19:23–27 | 1 Corinthians 5:6–8 | Mark 16:1–8 Text: Mark 16:1-8 (1 Cor. 5:6-8) Alleluia! Christ is risen! On Good Friday, I made the point that when Jesus was crucified, it was a change to the entire Cosmos. Everything about how God relates to this world has changed. On this holy day, we…
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The Resurrection of Our Lord (Sunrise)
Readings: Isaiah 25:6–9 | 1 Corinthians 15:12–25 | John 20:1–18 Text: John 20:1-18 Alleluia! Christ is risen! In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The last we heard from St. John, he and St. Mary Magdalene were standing at the foot of the cross. He testified truly that His Lord had died and the spear…
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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…