Tag: Easter

Easter 7 (Exaudi) 2023

The Wind of the Holy Spirit by Cheri Dawson-Givens

Easter 7 – Exaudi

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Truly, truly I say to you…

Prayer Procession for Rain in Germany by Johann Nepomuk Schonberg

Truly, truly, I say to all of you, “Whatsoever you all may ask the Father, He will give to all of you in My Name.”
With apostolic words like those, you are called to remember that, during each sermon, Jesus still wills to speak to you through the words of the men whom He, through His Church, has placed into the Office of the Holy Ministry. That sermonic blessing, and others like it that are drawn directly from the Epistles—the inspired Apostolic Letters in the New Testament—reminds the hearers of the Word for the day that the Holy Spirit still wills to point them, you, to Jesus during every Lord’s Service to His people.

Easter 6 (Rogate) 2023

Prayer Procession for Rain in Germany by Johann Nepomuk Schonberg

Easter 6 – Rogate

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Sing for joy

Shout for Joy by Karen Beasley

Directors use music to affect our emotions. They want to draw us into the film. They want to manipulate how we feel as the plot thickens.
In the Church we don’t want—or need—to be manipulated that way. We want to sing to the Lord because of His righteousness and the satisfaction that Christ has made for us through His suffering, death and resurrection. We want to recall His marvelous deeds. We want to give thanks and praise for what He has done….For more, click on the title above.