The Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2026 John 14:15-21 Our Christian Obedience   15“If you love me, you will obey what I command.  16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—17the Spirit of truth.  The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.  But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans;…

Good Shepherd Sunday April 26, 2026 John 10:1-10 The Good Shepherd Diamond        1“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.  2The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep.  3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.  He calls his own sheep by name and leads…

The Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2026 Luke 24:13-35 Easter’s “Open” Sign     13Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.  14They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.  15As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16but they were kept from recognizing him. 17He asked them, “What are you discussing together as…