Category: Sunday
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The Day of Pentecost Readings: Numbers 11:24-30 | Acts 2:1-21 | John 7:37-39 Text: Numbers 11:24-30 It takes some background to better appreciate the Old Testament lesson from Numbers 11. If Exodus gives us the grand design of God rescuing His people from slavery in Egypt, leading, forgiving and eventually dwelling in their midst, Numbers is the day-to-day struggles…
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Seventh Sunday of Easter + Ascension Commemoration + Readings: Acts 1:12-26 | 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11 | John 17:1-11 Text: John 17:1-11 Jesus prays in today’s Gospel, “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.” The Glory of God has been seen before this, most memorably…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 17:16-31 | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | John 14:15-21 Text: 1 Peter 3:13-22 St. Peter’s first epistle to the Church is beautifully appropriate and informative for the Church today. It was first written to the Christians who were scattered after persecution grew more severe, and it was clear just how at-odds the Christian Gospel…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 | 1 Peter 2:2-10 | John 14:1-14 Text: John 14:1-14 When Stephen found himself compelled to preach to the stiff-necked Jews and became the object of their wrath. Stephen’s ministry was short and sweet. What does it look like when the Christian is compelled to confess the truth of God’s…
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Fourth Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 2:42-47 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | John 10:1-10 Text: Acts 2:42-47 “42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44And all who believed were together…
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Third Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 | 1 Peter 1:17-25 | Luke 24:13-35 Text: Luke 24:13-35 On the road to Emmaus is another scene after the Resurrection. It’s another way that Jesus reveals Himself to His disciples, so that they would know their hope is not in vain and that all He said before His passion is…
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Second Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 5:29-42 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | John 20:19-31 Text: John 20:19-31 HEARING IS BELIEVING, AND BY IT WE TOO ARE FORGIVEN AND AT PEACE. 30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these are written so that you may believe that…
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Easter Sunrise Readings: Exodus 14:10-15:1 | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 | John 20:1-18 Excerpts from the Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration, Article VIII The Person of Christ 16Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet…
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Palm Sunday Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a | Philippians 2:5-11 | Matthew 27:11-66 Processional Gospel & Text: John 12:12-19 The crowd had a legitimate reason to celebrate Jesus’ coming. They had witnessed an amazing thing: The way of all the earth (death) had been reversed! Sit with that for a minute: Death is a powerful enemy. It looms large…
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Fifth Sunday in Lent (Lent 5A) Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Romans 8:1-11 | John 11:1-45 Text: John 11:1-45 The Lord had an existing relationship with the family. He loved them. He cared about Lazarus in his illness, and the suffering he was enduring. (v. 5) We should keep this in mind, first of all, as we see what He does. Because…