Service Folder (.doc) Service Folder (.pdf) Theme: Faith Trusts in Christ for Life Eternal When the beggar Lazarus died, he was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. For he was truly Abraham’s seed. Like Abraham, he believed in the Lord, and the Lord “counted it to him as righteousness” (Gen. 15:6). The name Lazarus means “God is my help.” The unnamed…
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Announcements Service Folder Sunday is the 50th day after Easter, the Feast of Pentecost. On Pentecost the ascended Jesus, sitting at his Father’s right hand, poured out the Holy Spirit. The Spirit fell on the disciples, enabling them to speak fluently the Good News of Jesus in languages they never learned to a multi-language crowd. Jesus continues to pour out his Spirit…
Service Folder This Sunday is a transition from Jesus’ Ascension on the 40th day of Easter to the Feast of Pentecost, the 50th day after Easter. It marks a unique period in the life of the disciples. The moment of separation from their Lord is but a few days back. The promise of the Holy Spirit is still to be realized. Jesus…
Easter 5.25, Matins (1)
Service Folder Sorrow gives way to joy – the joy of the risen Jesus. In the gospel Jesus teaches this truth by using the illustration of a mother who has sorrow when seized by labor pains. A mother’s sorrow turns to joy when her baby is born and placed into her arms. It is an appropriate illustration as Mother’s Day converges with…
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