Today’s gospel message is from the 17th Chapter of John’s gospel, V1-11 – this section is known as The High Priestly Prayer. You’ll notice that Jesus, in His final hours of freedom, prayed for His apostles. Scripture does not say He drew off by Himself...
This morning we will sing some familiar songs, limber up your voices to join our singers! You’ll need your Bibles, of course – mark them at Acts 17:16-32, our epistle reading, and also at John 14:15-21. The Epistle finds Paul in Athens, awaiting the arrival of friends,...
Jubilate Sunday! In a few moments we’ll explore what that Latin word means, and look at a Psalm from which it comes. This morning you’ll need your Bible: our gospel is John 10:1-10, and we’ll be looking at Psalm 66. Familiar songs. Be ready to sing, too, as...
This is Misericordias Domini by the old method of naming the Sundays after Easter – call it Easter Three now, that’s easier. Today we’ll talk about the old Latin name for this day, and the Psalm from which that name derives. We’ll be singing “I Know...
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah! In the Lenten season I’ve not greeted you with that call and response – Lent is no time for hallelujahs. But here we are, at last: Easter Sunday! So let it rip: He is Risen! He is Risen...
Imagine attaching the name Good to a day in which watch a man murdered in that horrific way. The Good we see in this day is not apparent for another few days; on this day we remember the sacrifice of one man, the Anointed One,...
What sort of word is Maundy, anyway? Short for the Latin maundatum, or mandate. It is a day we remember Jesus’ mandate to love, from the 13th chapter of John’s gospel: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must...
A Triumphal Entry! Hosanna! And then… the hosannas fade. Jesus knew the party would not last. He rode toward His capitol astride the foal of a colt, as Scripture says, as was prophesied so long before. He rode toward His own exodus (Luke 9:51) as appointed by...
Welcome to our final Lenten devotional service! Today is the National Holiday for all atheists - today is April Fool’s Day. Won’t they all be surprised when the Lord, who will judge the quick and the dead, the faithful and the scoffers, comes in His glory? Today...
Dear Christian Friends, Please continue in the best practices possible in this strange time – you know the drill – hand washing, no gatherings, and please, no hoarding! As you listen to God’s Word in our service this morning, notice how Old and New Testament come together...