Our Gospel reading this week is Luke 24:36-48, taken today from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). Then he himself stood in their midst. He said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. “Why are you troubled?” he asked them. “And why do doubts arise …
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Our Gospel this week is Luke 24:36-48, taken today from the English Standard Version (ESV). Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your …
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Our Epistle this week is 1 John 3:1-7. See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, …
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Our First Reading this week is Acts 3:12-19. When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, …
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Our call to worship this week is Psalm 4:1-5. Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that …
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Our Gospel is John 20:19-31, taken today from the New International Version (NIV). On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he …
Read More “4/11/21”
Our Gospel lesson is John 20:19-31, taken today from the New American Standard Bible (NASB). So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, …
Read More “4/10/21”
Our Gospel this week is John 20:19-31, taken today from the Common English Bible (CEB). It was still the first day of the week. That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace be with you.” After he …
Read More “4/9/21”
Our Gospel lesson is John 20:19-31. “When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed …
Read More “4/8/21”
Our Epistle reading is 1 John 1:1-2:2. We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, …
Read More “4/7/21”