Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Olive Branch, MS

Rev. 22:16-17 and Getting More out of Sermons

Acts 20:1-12

Color: Green

Old Testament: Genesis 1:1—2:3
Psalm: Psalm 8; antiphon: v. 9
Epistle: Ephesians 6:10–17
Gospel: John 4:46–54
Introit: Psalm 119:1, 38–40; antiphon: Liturgical Text
Gradual: Psalm 90:1–2
Verse: Psalm 125:1

God Declares Us Righteous Unsheathing His Word Against All Evil
 
“‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Gen. 1:1—2:3). The Father speaks, and it is so. His Word accomplishes what it says. He created all things out of nothing through His Son by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Father’s creative Word became flesh in Jesus Christ, that He might restore fallen creation and save fallen man. To the nobleman whose son was deathly ill, Jesus says, “Go; your son will live” (John 4:46–54). And in the very hour Jesus spoke, the nobleman’s son was made well. The Word of Christ still accomplishes what it says. In baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper, He declares His life–giving forgiveness to you, and it is so. This saving Word of God is the sword of the Spirit by which you are able to fight off all the onslaughts of the devil (Eph. 6:10–17). “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.”

Lectionary summary © 2021 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Used by permission. http://lcms.org/worship

Matthew 11:25-30

Exodus 33:4-11; 18-22

Rev. 22:6-17

Color: White

First Reading: Revelation 7:2–17
First Reading: Revelation 7:9–17
Psalm: Psalm 149; antiphon: v. 4
Epistle: 1 John 3:1–3
Gospel: Matthew 5:1–12
Introit: Psalm 31:1, 3, 5; antiphon: Revelation 7:14b
Gradual: Revelation 7:14b; Psalm 84:5
Verse: Hebrews 12:1a, 2a

Saints Are Blessed in the Eternal Presence of Christ
 
“A great multitude from all tribes and peoples and languages,” cry out “salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne” (Rev. 7:9–17). Faith-filled saints from every place and time with unified voices eternally magnify the Lamb of God. As His beloved children, we too, “shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:1–3). Joined with the throng of angels and a myriad of saints, we shall “serve him day and night in his temple” (Rev. 7:9–17). In our earthly tension vacillating between saint and sinner, faith and doubt, sacred and profane, we earnestly seek Jesus to calm our fears, comfort our spirits, and forgive our sins. The Holy Spirit, through faith in Christ propels us forward, fortifying us in Word and Sacrament, to our eternal home. In the midst of our constant struggle as believers, we need to be blessed. And so we are. The poor in spirit, the meek, the hungry, the thirsty, the merciful, the pure, and the persecuted are all blessed and we will most certainly inherit the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 5:1–12).

Lectionary summary © 2021 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Used by permission. http://lcms.org/worship

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Exodus 32:30-33:3

Revelation 22:1-10