Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Olive Branch, MS

March 29, 2024 - Good Friday Noon Sermon

Color: Black

Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13—53:12
Psalm: Psalm 22; antiphon: v. 1
Psalm: Psalm 31; antiphon: v. 1
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:14–21
Gospel: John 18:1—19:42
Introit: Psalm 102:1–2, 12; antiphon: Isaiah 53:4a, 5a, 6a, c
Gradual: Isaiah 53:1, 11b
Tract: Psalm 140:1–7, 12–13

Behold the Lamb of God, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World
 
Jesus, the Lamb of God, is led to the slaughter of His cross as the sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the world. “Despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Is. 53:3), He is the righteous Servant who justifies many by His innocent suffering and death. He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows; He is wounded for our transgressions; He is crushed for our iniquities; He suffers our chastisement, so that “with His stripes we are healed” (Is. 53:4–5). As the Son of God, He fulfills the Law for us in human flesh, and so fulfills the Scriptures (John 19:7, 24). For in Christ, “God was reconciling the whole world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them” (2 Cor. 5:19).

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

March 28, 2024 - Maundy Thursday Sermon

Color: White

Old Testament: Exodus 12:1–14
Old Testament: Exodus 24:3–11
Psalm: Psalm 116:12–19; antiphon: v. 17
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23–32
Gospel: John 13:1–15
Gospel: John 13:1–15, 34–35
Introit: Psalm 67:1–3, 6b–7; antiphon: Galatians 6:14b; Liturgical Text
Gradual: Psalm 111:4–5
Tract: Psalm 111:4–5; John 6:55–56

Let Us Love One Another, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us
 
“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). By eating His body and drinking His blood, we proclaim to all the world that Jesus is, indeed, our Passover Lamb (Ex. 12:1–14), who was sacrificed for us on Calvary. In Christ, the Lord remembers us in mercy and remembers our sin no more; He forgives us all our iniquity. With such love, he “loved His own who were in the world,” and even loves us “to the end” (John 13:1). As He washes us and feeds us in love, let us love one another, just as He has loved us (John 13:34).

March 24, 2024 - Palmarum Sermon

Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9–12
Psalm: Psalm 31:9–16; antiphon: v. 5
Psalm: Psalm 118:19–29; antiphon: v. 26
Epistle: Philippians 2:5–11
Gospel: Matthew 26:1—27:66
Gospel: Matthew 27:11–54
Introit: Psalm 22:1, 7–8, 11; antiphon: vv. 19, 21
Gradual: Psalm 73:23b–24, 1
Tract: Psalm 22:1, 4–5

The Cross and Passion of Our Lord Are the Hour of His Glory
 
“Behold, your King is coming to you . . . humble and mounted on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9–12; Mt. 21:1–9). Our Lord rides in this humble fashion because He is entering Jerusalem to humble Himself even to the point of death on a cross (Phil. 2:5–11). His kingly crown will not be made of gold but of thorns, the sign of sin’s curse. For His royal reign is displayed in bearing this curse for His people, saving us from our enemies by sacrificing His own life. The sinless One takes the place of the sinner so that the sinner can be freed and bear the name “Barabbas,” “son of the Father” (Matthew 26 and 27). It is at the name of this exalted Savior, Jesus, that we bow in humble faith. With the centurion who declared, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (Mt. 27:54), we are also given to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:11).

March 24, 2024 - Bible Study - Daniel Chapter 7

Daniel 7

March 20, 2024 - Lent Midweek 5

Hebrews 12:1-13; 13:7-21

March 17, 2024 - Peace Lutheran Oxford MS - Gospel of Mark Cont.

March 17, 2024 - Judica Sermon

Old Testament: Genesis 22:1–14
Psalm: Psalm 43; antiphon: v. 5
Epistle: Hebrews 9:11–15
Gospel: John 8:42–59
Gospel: John 8:46–59
Introit: Psalm 43:3–5; antiphon: vv. 1–2a
Gradual: Psalm 143:9a, 10a; 18:48a, c
Tract: Psalm 129:1–4

Jesus Is Our Redemption
 
In the temple Jesus said, “If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death” (John 8:51). For Jesus came to taste death for us—to drink the cup of suffering to the dregs in order that we might be released from its power. Clinging to His life-giving words, we are delivered from death’s sting and its eternal judgment. Christ is our High Priest, who entered the Most Holy Place and with His own blood obtained everlasting redemption for His people (Heb. 9:11–15). He is the One who was before Abraham was, and yet is his descendant. He is the promised Son who carries the wood up the mountain for the sacrifice, who is bound and laid upon the altar of the cross. He is the ram who is offered in our place, who is willingly caught in the thicket of our sin, and who wears the crown of thorns upon His head (Gen. 22:1–14). Though Jesus is dishonored by the sons of the devil, He is vindicated by the Father through the cross.

March 17, 2024 - Bible Study - Daniel Part 4

March 13, 2024 - Lent Midweek 4

Hebrews 10:1-25; 11:1-12

March 10, 2024 - Peace Lutheran Oxford MS - Gospel of Mark Continued