The Third Sunday in Lent March 12, 2023
The Third Sunday in Lent March 12, 2023 John 4:5-26 I’m Thirsty! 5So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. 7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8(His disciples had gone into…
The Second Sunday in Lent March 5, 2023
The Second Sunday in Lent March 5, 2023 John 3:1-17 The Greatest Gift for The Greatest Need! 1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth,…
The First Sunday in Lent February 26, 2023
The First Sunday in Lent February 26, 2023 Matthew 4:1-11 A Confrontation— with Consequences! 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth…
Transfiguration Sunday February 19, 2023
Transfiguration Sunday February 19, 2023 Exodus 24:9-18 The Glory of God’s Covenant With His People! 9Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up 10and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself. 11But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. 12The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the…
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 12, 2023
The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 12, 2023 Matthew 5:21-37 The Savior’s Sermon— Live a Holy Life! 21“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in…
Epiphany 5 February 5, 2023
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 5, 2023 Matthew 5:13-20 The Savior’s Sermon— You Are…So Be! 13“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.…
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 29, 2023
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 29, 2023 Matthew 5:1-12 The Savior’s Sermon— Trust in God’s Strength! 1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those…
The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 22, 2023
The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 22, 2023 Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus Appears as the Light in the Darkness 12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. 13Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16the…
Second Sunday after Epiphany January 15, 2023
The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 15, 2023 John 1:29-41 Jesus Appears as the Lamb of God 29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he…
Christmas Day December 25, 2022
Christmas Day December 25, 2022 John 1:1-14 What Child is This? 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. 6There came a man who was sent from…