Seventh Sunday in Easter Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is glorified in us. Amen Well we have reached the end of the season of Easter, and today on the seventh Sunday of Easter we stand in the middle of the middle as Jesus ascends to the Father. Behind us lies Jesus’ death, resurrection and forty days of resurrection appearances, ahead of us lies Pentecost a

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is the way, Amen. “Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’” Jesus has just told his disciples that he will be leaving them. He says a lot of other things too but I imagine it was hard for the disciples to really listen very carefully after he tol

Third Sunday in Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who comes to those who are near and those who are far off. Amen Who is the message of Christ, the promise of God for? According to Peter in his Pentecost sermon: “For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.” (Acts

Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who comes to us in our fear and offers us peace Amen. It was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, because they were afraid John tells us that they were afraid of the religious authorities, the ones who had engineered Jesus’ crucifixion thou

Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:8-20 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Affirmation of Baptism Sunday Alleluia Christ is Risen...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed,...