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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Service Folder Faith in the Risen Jesus Overcomes Fear and Doubt. On two successive Sundays – Easter Eve and the following Sunday Eve – the risen Jesus bodily stood among the disciples cowering in fear and another struggling with doubt. Standing among them he said, “Peace be with you”. To underscore the peace he brings, he showed the disciples the nail prints…
Service Folder Today is the Church’s High Feast – the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. By His resurrection from the dead, Jesus has triumphed over sin, death and the devil. We hope you can come and join us as Jesus feasts us with his resurrection blessings – the forgiveness of sins, life and eternal salvation.
Service Folder Tonight we see Jesus’ crucifixion through the eyes of the centurion. He was given the duty to keep his eyes fixed on Jesus until his death. When he saw how Jesus died, he was astonished. It evoked this confession from his lips, “Truly, this was the Son of God!” As we focus our eyes on Jesus through the eyes of…
Service Folder Tonight is Maundy Thursday, the night Jesus was betrayed. That night Jesus ate his final Passover meal with his disciples. All the Passover lambs sacrificed for those meals over the centuries pointed to the Lamb of God, Jesus. On Maundy Thursday, then, Jesus replaced the Passover meal with the Lord’s Supper. In his Supper, Jesus gives us his body to…