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Sermons and Bible Studies from Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi and Peace Lutheran Church in Oxford, MS
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Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Quasimodo Geniti
Introit: Ps. 81:1, 7a, 10, 16b; antiphon: 1 Peter 2:2a
Old Testament: Ezek. 37:1-14
Psalm 33 (antiphon: v. 6)\rEpistle: 1 John 5:4-10
ProperVerse: Matt. 28:7b, John 20:26a, c
Gospel: John 20:19-31
The Wounds of Christ Give Us Life
"For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood" (1 John 5:7). These three point to Christ and flow from Christ. Jesus shows His disciples His hands side, from which blood and water flowed, saying "Peace be with you." He presents the wounds which turn our fear to gladness and which restore us to the Father. Jesus breathes on His disciples and says, "Receive the Holy Spirit" (John 20:23). His breath, His words are Spirit and life. They raise up our dry, dead bones and give us new and everlasting life (Ezek. 37:1-14). Christ now gives His ministers to speak His forgiving, Spirit-filled words to the penitent in His stead. Our Lord continues to come to His people, presenting His wounds to us in the Sacraments of water and blood. He bids us to touch His side at His table, to receive His risen body and blood in true faith, that believing we may have life in His name.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Introit: Ps. 8:1, 5-6, 9; antiphon: Luke 24:5-7
Gradual: Ps. 118:24,1
Old Testament: Job 19:23-27
Psalm 118:15-29 (antiphon: v. 1)
New Testament: 1 Cor. 5:6-8
or 1 Cor. 15:51-57
ProperVerse: 1 Cor. 5:7b-8a, c
Gospel: Mark 16:1-8
Christ's Resurrection Means That We Will One Day Be Raised
"Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed" (1 Cor. 5:7). By the shed blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, eternal death has passed over us. Now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the crucified One is risen! The stone has been rolled away from the tomb, revealing that the tomb could not hold Him (Mark 16:1-8). Now our Redeemer lives eternally to save us from sin and Satan and the grave, and we can live in the sure hope of our own bodily resurrection with Christ. "After my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God" (Job 19:26). Feasting on the living Christ, who is our meat and drink indeed, we boldly say: "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? . . . But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 15:54-55, 57).
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Introit: Ps. 67:1-3, 6b-7; antiphon: Gal 6:14b, Liturgical text
Gradual: Ps. 111:4-5
Old Testament: Ex. 12:1-14
or Ex. 24:3-11
Psalm 116:12-19 (antiphon: v. 17)
Epistle: 1 Cor. 11:23-32
Tract: Ps. 111:4-5; John 6:55-56
Gospel: John 13:1-15 (34-35)
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).
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Palmarum
Processional Gospel: Matt. 21:1-9
or John 12:12-19
Introit: Ps. 22:1, 7-8, 11; antiphon: Ps. 22:19, 21
Gradual: Ps. 73:23b-24, 1
Old Testament: Zech. 9:9-12
Psalm 118:19-29 (antiphon: v. 26)
or Psalm 31:9-16 (antiphon: v. 5)
Epistle: Phil. 2:5-11
Tract: Ps. 22:1, 4, 5
Gospel: Matt. 26:1-27:66
or Matt. 27:11-54
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).
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022