April 25, 2020
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Easter Imperatives: Tell! April 26, 2020 AS WE GATHER The seven Sundays of Easter celebrate the greatest of all victories—the defeat of sin, death, and the devil by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The theme of victory fills each of the Sundays of Easter and… Read More »
April 18, 2020
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER The Voice of Peace April 19, 2020 AS WE GATHER The word “peace” is central for God’s people to hear time and again as part of worship. The peace of the Lord is exchanged between pastor and congregation and often also spoken among the people of the congregation. It is the… Read More »
April 11, 2020
THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD—EASTER DAY Everyone Who Believes April 12, 2020 AS WE GATHER “Break down the wall that would divide Thy children, Lord, on ev’ry side” (LSB 844:2). The resurrection of Jesus on that first Easter morning was the greatest breaking down of walls ever experienced on this… Read More »
April 10, 2020
GOOD FRIDAY The Wonderful Cross April 10, 2020 AS WE GATHER It seems strange to call this day “good.” After all, on this day, Jesus, our Savior and Lord, was tortured, beaten, spit upon, and brutally crucified on a cross. What is good about that? Actually, the goodness of this day… Read More »
April 9, 2020
HOLY THURSDAY New Covenant Promise April 9, 2020 AS WE GATHER Holy Thursday begins the great three days that commemorate how God accomplished our salvation in Jesus Christ. The first part of the service is confession and forgiveness, the culmination of the Lenten season of repentance. Holy Thursday then recalls two central… Read More »
April 5, 2020
PALM SUNDAY / SUNDAY OF THE PASSION The Hour Is at Hand April 5, 2020 AS WE GATHER Palm Sunday begins with unbridled joy as we recall how Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey, while being acclaimed by the crowds with loud shouts of “Hosanna” and boisterous waving of palm… Read More »
March 29, 2020
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT From Death to Life March 29, 2020 AS WE GATHER Long before Jesus’ death and resurrection, God made clear to His people that death would not have the last word. As Ezekiel was inspired to write of the dry bones of death having life breathed into them, it would foreshadow the… Read More »
