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Week of Palmarum Palm Sunday March 28-31
PALM SUNDAY / SUNDAY OF THE PASSION (Palmarum) Matthew 21:1–9 (Palm Sunday Procession) or John 12:12–19 (Palm Sunday Procession) Zechariah 9:9–12 Philippians 2:5–11 Matthew 26:1—27:66 or Matthew 27:11–54 The Cross and Passion of Our Lord Are the Hour of His Glory “Behold, your King is coming to you . .…
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Week of Judica Lent 5 March 21-27 2021
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Judica) Genesis 22:1–14 Hebrews 9:11–15 John 8:(42–45) 46–59 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…
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Week of Laetare Lent 4 March 14-20
FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Laetare) Exodus 16:2–21 or Isaiah 49:8–13 Galatians 4:21–31 or Acts 2:41–47 John 6:1–15 The Lord Feeds His People The Lord provided bread from heaven for His people in the wilderness (Ex. 16:2–21). Now He who is Himself the living bread from heaven miraculously provides bread for…
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Week of Invocavit (Lent 1) February 22-28, 2021
Meditation FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT (Invocabit) Genesis 3:1–21 or 1 Samuel 17:40–51 2 Corinthians 6:1–10 or Hebrews 4:14–16 Matthew 4:1–11 Jesus Does Battle in Our Place In the Garden, man exalts himself to be a god in place of God (Gen. 3:1–21). He succumbs to the temptation of the devil,…
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Frankenmuth Mission Festival Speaker
Pastor Bill Knaack and his wife, Diane have served as traveling missionaries for the Deaf since 1994. They have 11 worship services in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. In the past they also had a worship services in Marquette, Rock, and Escanaba, Michigan. They have a Deaf…
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God’s Law: 3rd Commandment – Remember the sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God, so that we do not despise preaching and His word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it. Example from the Bible: Numbers 15:32-36 Try it! Start a reading schedule…
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God’s Law: 2nd Commandment – You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie or deceive by His name. But call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise and give thanks. Example…
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God’s Law: 1st Commandment You Shall Have No Other gods
You shall have no other gods. What does this mean? We should fear, love and trust in God above all things. Exodus 32 What does it mean to have another god? Clearly it doesn’t mean that there ARE other gods. Rather, it means that there is something else we put…
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What is the Church Year?
John 20 Every year the church goes through the life of Jesus and the Church he builds. The reason for this is that Jesus life has become the foundation of our life as Christians. (1 Corinthians 2) We are being built up as the temple of God. (1 Corinthians 2)…
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God’s Law: Where Life Happens
Bible Story: Genesis 2; Romans 13; Matthew 16 (Click to watch in ASL on Bible.is) Before, we focused on how the Law is used. It is used to stop evil, show our sins and lead us in the ways of God. Now we will see what the Law establishes as areas…