WORSHIP
In His Present Glory, the 3rd Sunday of Easter
Two men are walking down a road and all of a sudden Jesus is right there with them. He seemed to appear out of nowhere. They were not sure who had joined them on their walk as he easily became part of the conversation. It took them a while before they suddenly figured out that this was the same Jesus who had the whole of Jerusalem buzzing with the news of His Resurrection. Just when we think God is some abstract, distant idea He can surprise us. God is closer than you think. He is in His present glory.
The first and second hymn is LSB 474, “Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen”. The third and fourth hymn is LSB 483, “With High Delight Let Us Unite”. If you have a Lutheran Service Book Hymnal at home, please sing along.
The Reality of Jesus' Resurrection, The Second Sunday of Easter
An essential part of absorbing the implications of Jesus’ Resurrection is to understand that it is a solid historical fact. Things that happened two thousand years ago can get shrouded in myth and legend. But Jesus’ Resurrection was an event of such immense importance that great care was taken to record the details. Not just the Gospel writers but also historians of the era put the pieces together for us so that we can be sure. Jesus left His grave alive. Resurrection is a reality.
The first and second hymn is LSB 463, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Alleluia”. The third and fourth hymn is LSB 461, “I Know that My Redeemer Lives”. If you have a Lutheran Service Book Hymnal at home, please sing along.
Easter Day, Jesus Christ is Risen Alive!
Jesus is alive! He is risen indeed. This changes everything. Since Jesus rose from the dead, we know He can bring life to any situation; He will be able to raise us from death to an everlasting life. We celebrate that Jesus is alive. Christ is Risen!
The first and second hymn is LSB 457, “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”. The third and fourth hymn is LSB 525, “Crown Him with Many Crowns”.
If you have a Lutheran Service Book Hymnal at home, please sing along.
Good Friday, Jesus Sacrifice for Us, Tenebrae Worship
Jesus, the Son of God, gave up His life to pay the price of our sins. This is the highest and grandest drama that has ever unfolded on the stage of the earth. Through the words and the actions of this service, we travel through the moments of Jesus' saving work and pass into the shadows of Tenebrae as our Lord's body is placed in the tomb.
The first and last hymn is LSB 450, “O Sacred Head Now Wounded”. The hymn played in between the seven sections is LSB 447 “Jesus in Your Dying Woes”.
If you have a Lutheran Service Book Hymnal at home, please sing along.
Maundy Thursday, Jesus Promises to Feed Us in The Father's Kingdom
God’s blessings to you in this holy week. May he give you a quiet mind and a peaceful spirit in this sacred time. For Maundy Thursday we celebrate that Jesus promises us a meal together in His Father’s Kingdom
The first and second hymn is LSB 617, “O Lord We Praise Thee”. The third and fourth hymn is LSB 621, “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”.
If you have a Lutheran Service Book Hymnal at home, please sing along.
The King Comes to Save Us, Palm Sunday Worship
The eternal King was coming to save us. People came out to the road to see him pass by. The moment was pure and simple. Jesus riding a donkey, as humble as a farm-hand going to market. And yet this was Jesus who had raised the dead and healed the sick. This was Jesus, the Savior, Son of God, the healing of the nations, the Almighty King. It was time to grab anything you could think of: a cloak, a banner, a limb from a tree, anything to wave in celebration of Jesus who has come to save us.
God's Love Will Have the Last Word, March 29 Worship
Jesus went to the grave of his friend Lazarus and spoke loudly into the grave. From beyond death Lazarus heard Jesus and returned alive to his family and friends. God’s love will always have the last word. Now in prayer we ask God to speak to us loudly of His healing love. We worship our God and His Spirit gives us strength of faith. God’s love has the last word.
Jesus, Healer of the Nations, March 22 Worship
At the end of the Bible we are given a vision of the river of the water of life. Beside the river grows the tree of life. Its leaves grow all year round. They are for “the healing of the nations.” As we wait for this healing we have the comfort of seeing what Jesus did. The miracles of healing that Jesus gave us stand as a record of God’s will to heal everything and everyone. Today, we pray for God’s healing of the nations. Waiting for this healing we beckon His Spirit to inspire our faith in God’s goodness and our courage to be at peace even now.
Jesus Really is the Savior of the World, March 15 Worship
“Really”. That is what we say when we mean it. When we think something is absolutely true, the certainty we feel inspires confidence. Jesus arrived in a Samaritan village and in just a couple of days he had people saying, “really, truly, this man is the One sent from God to save us.” Jesus really is the Savior of the world, and that really changes everything.
Teacher of Eternity, March 8 Worship
Nicodemus was a wise and curious man. But he had his reputation to consider, so he met with Jesus in the night. Nicodemus also wanted time with Jesus, away from the busy hustle of the day. He would need the quiet of the night to really hear Jesus. During the season of Lent we each want to give God a chance to speak to us. God alone knows what your soul needs to hear. The words Jesus gave to Nicodemus that night are still speaking to us of God’s great love and grace.
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