The Right Man at the Right Hand ....why we remember Christ’s Ascension               In 1523, in one of his sermons, Martin Luther said:   “It is easily said and understood.....that the Lord ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God.   But these are...

The Christian’s Powerful Privilege of Prayer   On this Sixth Sunday of the Easter season, the Christian church, by custom, focuses its attention on the powerful (though often under-used) privilege of prayer that God has given us.   We all pray, no doubt.  But we can...

Sing Praises to the LORD   Nearly fifty years ago (it’s hard to believe it’s been so long!) , a song was played over the  airwaves that quickly became a popular hit.   That song, sung by singing duo, The Carpenters, was simply titled “Sing.”   Many of you might...

Being Joyful in Jesus   The story has been told of a man who had converted to the Christian faith after setting aside his Moslem heritage.  It cost him everything.  No sooner had he been baptized than his possessions were taken from him, and his friends and...

The 2nd Sunday after the Resurrection of our Lord also known by the traditional/liturgical name Misericordia Domini (“the mercy of the LORD”) April 26, 2020 “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”   Different professions have their different stereotyped images:  ...

Walking and Talking with Jesus   The First Sunday after Easter (the Second Sunday of the Easter Season)  is liturgically and traditionally known as "Quasi modo geniti” Sunday  (which is a Latin term meaning "as newborn babies."  That phrase is the opening line of...

The Festival of the Resurrection of our Lord Pre-Service Prayer  -  My victorious Savior, what joy is in my heart today!  I am alive;  I am forgiven;  and through faith in You I am an heir of everlasting life.  I know I can never repay You for all that You, in love...

Good Friday Worship Service  Pre-service Prayer    Almighty and everlasting God, our Heavenly Father, it was Your will that Your Son should bear for me the pains of the cross so that You might release me from captivity to sin, death and Satan.   Tonight and always,...

MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP   A Brief Historical Background for Lent and Holy Week   From the earliest days of the Christian Church, the celebration of Easter was preceded by a period of preparation known as Lent.  Perhaps the most talked about custom of Lent is...

April 05, 2020    The Sixth Sunday in Lent also known as "Palm Sunday”    and as “the Sunday of the Passion”   A Tale Of Two Crowds   “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch...