Our sermon for this day as we continue to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord is taken from our inspired readings. Today, we are going to hear more about how this theme text applies to our lives in Christ:
This (is) the Day which YHWH has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! …For more, click on the title above.
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Jesus completed all that was needed to atone for our sins
Today the Church remembers that which is depicted in this congregation’s seventh Station of the Cross. There, this past Monday evening, those who walked the stations again, following Deacon Tim’s lead, spoke these words:
“We adore You, O Lord Jesus Christ, in this Church, and all the Churches of the world, and we bless You because, by Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Amen. ” ….For more, click on the title above.
Beautified received tradition from the Lord
Our sermon for this night is grounded in a faithful, beautiful, received tradition from the Lord. It has grounded in that which has been handed on to us concerning the events of the first Holy Week. Hear again the theme for this evening:
“For I received from the Lord that which also I handed over to all of you….”
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God’s Word is His bond
We are now just two weeks away from Easter Sunday and find ourselves at Judica Sunday. The purple paraments have returned and the bright and joyful pink that decorated the nave is gone. But the welcoming pink is not the only thing that has been removed. Much like how the nails left holes in Christ’s hands after he was removed from the cross, today the removal of the rest of the glorias leaves the services with empty holes that stand out. Judica is Latin and here translates to “vindicate” or “judge”. According to Merriam Webster, vindicate is defined as follows: “to free from allegation or blame: to show that someone is not guilty.” … For more, click on the title above.
God’s steadfast love endures forever
Today’s readings serve, as you heard, to remind the Church of God’s eternally enduring love for people who are named with His Name. The texts from the Psalm, Jeremiah, the Letter to the Ephesians, and St. Luke have again been declared to us whom He gathers so regularly around His Word and Sacraments. Each year, on this particular Sunday, those readings reveal God’s unconditional love for sinners like you and me. They call us to remember that Jesus shed His blood into death to cover over sin, all sin. For more, click on the title above.
Bearing the cross, hearing Jesus, sitting in glory
The Lord has graciously brought us to another Wednesday in this Lenten season. As He does so, we are maintaining the “regular” orders of Services used here for Wednesdays. That means that each Lent Wednesday morning we continue to receive God’s gifts through the 20th century order called Divine Service, Setting 4. Each Lent Wednesday evening we continue to receive God’s gift of the Word through the ancient order of Vespers. …For more, click on the title above.
Called to cling to the truth Who is God’s mercy
We are all beggars living under God’s Grace
Our homily for this Ash Wednesday is based upon a Psalm that is familiar to us
who have been receiving God’s gifts through the ancient public services (liturgies) of
the Church. It reveals that we are all beggars living under God’s grace. We pray the
Holy Spirit will guide our thoughts today as we contemplate the following translated
verse:
Mercy me, O Elohim, as to Your steadfast love, as to Your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions; cause to thoroughly wash me from my iniquity, and
from my sin cleanse me….For more, click on the title above.
Why do we tempt the Lord despite His provisions?
Make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation
For many of this congregation’s members and friends, the words of a major portion of today’s Psalm, the 95th, may sound more familiar than those of any other Psalm. The words of today’s Psalm have continued being heard ringing out from this holy hill on most Monday mornings since last year. They echo among us during Holy Week, at each Resurrection Dawn service, and on this nation’s National Day of Thanksgiving. Today’s Psalm may also be chanted on a few Wednesday mornings when a pastor is not present among us to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. …For more, click on the title above.