Sunday, April 29, 2012

Nehemiah

This morning, Pastor Tom preached the twenty-second sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on Nehemiah. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ. Old Testament Reading: Nehemiah 2:1-8 Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2:13-22 Gospel Reading: John 2:13-22
Here is the bulletin insert that was meant to be in this morning's handout. SaintsInsertXXII-Nehemiah

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Stories of the Saints XXI - Daniel

This morning, Vicar Todd preached the twenty-first sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on Daniel. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.



Old Testament Reading:
Daniel 6:1-10
Epistle Reading:
Ephesians 6:10-18
Gospel Reading:
Mark 14:32-42
Here is the insert that was missing from this morning's bulletin. SaintsInsertXXI Daniel

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Jeremiah

This past Sunday, April 15, in Pastor Tom`s absence, elder Rod Goldstone spoke on Jeremiah's words from Lamentations 3:21-26.

Old Testament Reading:
Lamentations 3:21-26
Epistle Reading:
Colossians 3:12-17
Gospel Reading:
John 15:18-27

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter Sunday

Christ is Risen!

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, April 8: Easter Sunday.

Scripture Readings:
First Lesson - Isaiah 25:6-9
Second Lesson - 1 Corinthians 15:19-28
Gospel Reading - Matthew 28:1-10



Thanks to Abigail for the lovely violin piece, and thanks to Kirstin, who sang and played piano as a beautiful offertory accompaniment. Here is a recording, though the audio quality is not high.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Good Friday

Here is this morning's Good Friday service.

The Order of Service follows, and includes links to the Scriptures read, and to the hymns sung. Each hymn link will take you to a site where you can read the words, and where you have the option of hearing a simple keyboard rendition of the melody.



Good Friday's Order of Service

Order of Service Good Friday 2012 Link

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Maundy Thursday

Today is Maundy Thursday, when we celebrate the Last Supper - Jesus' observance of Passover with his disciples.

The order of service was printed in the bulletin, and appears at the bottom of this post.

Sermon Texts:
John 13:1-17, 31b-35





Bulletin Maundy Thursday 2012

All of this year's Easter services will be found, in reverse chronological order, by clicking the post label "Easter", at the bottom of the post or in the left sidebar.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday, the day on which the Lord was welcomed to Jerusalem as the coming King. The rest of Easter week will be celebrated in a series of services, as follows:

Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper - April 5, 7:00 PM
Good Friday, a service of mourning for Jesus' crucifixion - April 6, 10:00 AM
Easter Sunday, the celebration of Christ's resurrection - April 8, 10:00 AM (following the Easter Breakfast at 8 AM in the Fellowship Hall).


Today, Palm Sunday, Vicar Todd preached about the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

Old Testament Reading:
Zechariah 9:9-12
Epistle Reading:
Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 21:1-10