This morning bring your Bible to electronic church! We will be looking at Psalm 146, part of the hallelujah chorus the last 5 psalms represent, then at 1 Peter 2:1-10, finding out just who we are, and then our Gospel for the day, John 14:1-14. The...
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...
“Peace be with you” He said. Two Sundays in a row Jesus came to the disciples. They were afraid, behind a locked door in the upper room, and in need of reassurance and of peace in their hearts. They must have suspected their lives would not...
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...