The gift of God’s steadfast love

Celtic Connection by Rev. John Stuart

The Psalm appointed for this Pentecost begins anew the revelation that God the Holy Spirit continues to reveal the gift of God’s steadfast love to the faithful through our hearing God’s Word. That may be remembered each year as we celebrate the fifth of the Great High Feasts of the Ancient Church. The Holy Spirit, working through God’s proclaimed and heard Word, brings forth from it all the meanings of His Name. This He does as the Word continues to be planted deep in people, like you, who hear it and believe it. …For more, click on the title above.

God’s gathered ones are free to offer the sacrifice of prayer

Our Father by Jen Norton

God has, in His mercy and grace for us sinner-saints brought us to this sixth Resurrection Sunday for this year. This is the time when the Church’s ancient Rogate days of prayer have been traditionally offered in the days leading up to Thursday’s Feast of the Ascension of our Lord. Such prayers are to be offered to God Who,
from (the) lands (He) gathered them in, from east and from west, from north and from south. …For more, click on the title above.

Freed to sing Sunday

Photo by WELSTech on LutheranStockPhotos.com

Christ is risen! Our sermon for this fifth Sunday in this season dedicated to special proclamations about the Resurrection of our Lord is taken from today’s appointed Psalm. It is one chosen, because of its themes, long ago for our hearing on Cantate (or, Sing) Sunday. …For more, click on the title above.

Let us rejoice in the Lord’s Day

He Is Risen. Look, There Is the Place They Laid Him by Michael Torevell

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.

Jesus completed all that was needed to atone for our sins

Crucifixion, St. John of the Cross c. 1550

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

Jesus Washing the Feet of His Disciples by Albert Edelfelt

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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