Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Olive Branch, MS

The Bible - Part 2 

 

 

 

 

Misericordias Domini
Introit: Ps. 33:1, 18-20; antiphon: Ps. 33:5b, 6a
Old Testament: Ezek. 34:11-16
Psalm 23 (antiphon: v. 6)
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:21-25
ProperVerse: Luke 24:35b, John 10:14
Gospel: John 10:11-16

The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep
Our Lord Jesus is the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-16). He is not like the hireling, who cares nothing for the sheep and only for himself, who flees when he sees the wolf coming. Rather, Jesus is the Good Shepherd who seeks out His scattered sheep to deliver them (Ezek. 34:11-16). He gathers them and feeds them in rich pasture. He binds up the broken and strengthens the sick. He lays down His life for wandering and wayward sheep. On the cross, Christ bore in His body the attacks of the predators of sin and death and the devil for you that you might be saved. He now lives to restore your soul in the still waters of baptism, to lead you in the paths of righteousness by the voice of His Gospel, to prepare the table of His holy supper before you, that you may dwell in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23). "For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls" (1 Peter 2:25).

2 Kings 18ff.

 

God’s Word Part 1

 

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.

2 chronicles 28

 

 

 

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).

The Great Vigil of Easter and Salvation History 

Introit: Ps. 102:1-2, 12; antiphon: Isaiah 53:4a, 5a, 6a,c
Gradual: Is. 53:1,11b
Old Testament: Is. 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22 (antiphon: v. 1)
      or Psalm 31 (antiphon: v. 1)
Epistle: 2 Cor. 5:14-21\rTract: Ps. 140:1-7, 12-13
Gospel: John 18:1-19:42

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).  

Introit: Ps. 102:1-2, 12; antiphon: Isaiah 53:4a, 5a, 6a,c
Gradual: Is. 53:1,11b
Old Testament: Is. 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22 (antiphon: v. 1)
      or Psalm 31 (antiphon: v. 1)
Epistle: 2 Cor. 5:14-21\rTract: Ps. 140:1-7, 12-13
Gospel: John 18:1-19:42

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).