In John 15, verses 12-13, Jesus says, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.” Memorial Day is a civic not religious holiday,...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, May 22, 2022 Sixth Sunday of Easter GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE ENTRANCE HYMN Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen! WOV#674 (Blue Hymnal) 1 Alleluia! Jesus is risen! Trumpets resounding in glorious light! Splendor, the Lamb, heaven forever! Oh, what...
The name of the pool or intermittent spring meant house of mercy and/or flowing water. It was a place associated with ritual, bringing sheep to the temple in Jerusalem. According to tradition, on occasion an angel of the Lord would be sent to “stir the...
Children’s sermon: As Jesus prepares to leave them, he addresses his audience as little children. How does a caring adult address little children? With a softened look and voice, by getting down on their level, by helping them to be heard, but explaining things in...
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, May 15, 2022 Fifth Sunday of Easter PRELUDE THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM Please remember your baptism by making the sign of the cross.[☩] Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! Refreshed by the resurrection...
What does it mean to hear? Jesus says, “I told you, but you did not believe.” The sound of his voice traveled in waves. Particles in the atmosphere vibrated as his words transported energy, but no one heard what he said. Hearing, in a literal...
WELCOME TO MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Phone 362-4597 The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday May 8, 2022 Fourth Sunday of Easter Happy Mother’s Day GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! #144 1 Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing! Now is the...
WELCOME TO MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES Phone 717-362-4597 The Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor Greta Wright, Music Director Sunday, May 1, 2022 Third Sunday of Easter GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Page 56 ENTRANCE HYMN I Know that My Redeemer Lives! #352 (verses 1-4 only) 1 I know...
What verbs describe what Jesus does? At the start, he simply appears, showing himself in this way: while standing on the beach, he engages in two-way conversation. He asks a question, then makes a suggestion. An invitation to breakfast soon follows that reads, “BYOF, bring your...
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