Scripture: Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14
Prayer of the Day: O God, form the minds of your faithful people into a sinle will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sermon: 1 Peter 2.2-10
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
Scriptures: Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10
Prayer of the Day: God of all power, you called from death our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep. Send us as shepherds to rescue the lost, to help the injured, and to feed one another with knowledge and understanding; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sermon: 1 Peter 2.19-25
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Scriptures: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35
Sermon: 1 Peter 1.17-23
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Scriptures: Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, with joy we celebrate the festival of our Lord’s resurrection. Graciously help us to show the power of the resurrection in all that we say and do; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sermon: No recording for this Sunday
Easter Sunday, 2017
Scriptures: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18
Prayer of the Day: O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day to sin, so that we may live with him forever in the joy of the resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sermon: No recording for this Sunday.
Good Friday, 2017
Collect: Gracious God and Father, we bow in reverent gratitude before the cross of Christ, where you revealed your gracious love for all. Grant us grace to yield ourselves in glad surrender to him, that we may share in his spirit of obedience to your will and his passion that your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
Scriptures: John 18:1-12, 28-40; 19:1-42
Sermon: John 18.1-12
Maundy Thursday, 2017
Scriptures: Exodus 16:1-6; John 6:25-40; John 17:1-11
Prayer of the Day: Blessed Father, we gather on this night when your Son sat at table with his disciples to keep the Passover. He knew the hearts of his disciples and saw the betrayal before him, yet his love did not falter and he did not shrink from the will and purpose of the Father. Give us confidence in Christ’s love for us and make us resolute in your promise so that we may know the forgiveness, comfort, and peace of won by the saving wounds of Jesus. Amen.
Sermon: John 6.25-40
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Scriptures: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:9-19
Prayer of the Day: Almighty and everlasting God, you sent your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to be born of human flesh, to become your servant, obedient even to death on a cross, and thereby the example of true humility. Mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also become partakers in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sermon: John 12.9-19
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Scriptures: Isaiah 5:1-7; John 15:1-17
Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, Lord, and Savior keep us all grafted into you, as branches to the vine, that we may be fruitful in every good work, show ourselves to be your disciples, and thereby give glory to our Father in heaven. Amen.
Sermon: John 15.1-17
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Scriptures: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45
Sermon: John 11.1-45