Friday after the Second Sunday of Easter
April 17, 2015
He is Risen.
This coming Sunday is the Third Sunday of Easter (Easter 3).
For our liturgy we will be using Matins, which uses the appointed Psalm for the
day instead of the Introit. Our appointed lessons for Sunday are: Acts 3:11–21;
1 John 3:1–7; Luke 24:36–49; Psalm 4 (antiphon verse 7). The sermon text will
be 1 John 3:2. The sermon is titled “Being Like Jesus.” Our opening hymn will
be “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” (LSB 457). Our sermon hymn will be “I
Want to Walk as a child of the Light” (LSB 411). Our closing hymn will
be “He’s Risen, He’s Risen” (LSB 480). Our opening and closing hymns reflect
the Easter season while the sermon hymn reflects the lesson from 1 John.
Below is a video of our sermon hymn, “I Want to Walk as a child
of the Light” (LSB 411). You will notice that the copywirte for the hymn is 1970
and 1975, which makes it Contemporary Christian Music.
What follows is a synopsis of Sunday’s lessons, provided by
the synod, then the lessons. Following that are some additional notes of
interest.
The Preaching of
Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins Makes Us Pure
The risen Lord Jesus taught His disciples “that the
Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead” and “that
repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all
nations” (Luke 24:46–47). Therefore, St. Peter preaches repentance and
forgiveness to the people of Jerusalem.
As he proclaims that Jesus fulfilled all that “God foretold by the mouth of
all the prophets” (Acts 3:18), he also convicts the people of their sin,
because they “delivered over and denied” this Lord Jesus and “killed
the Author of life.” Yet God “glorified his servant Jesus” and
raised Him from the dead (Acts 3:13–15). St. Peter calls the people to repent,
so that their “sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come
from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19–20). Through this forgiveness of
sins and by faith in this forgiveness, the Father shows His love for us in
order that “we should be called children of God; and so we are” (1 John
3:1). Thus, we hope in Him and are made pure even “as he is pure,”
because “he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin”
(1 John 3:3, 5).
Acts 3:11–21
11 While
[the healed man] clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded,
ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. 12And when
Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at
this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have
made him walk? 13The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you
delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release
him. 14But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a
murderer to be granted to you, 15and you killed the Author of life,
whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16And his
name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and
the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the
presence of you all.
17 “And
now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18But
what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would
suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19Repent therefore, and turn back, that
your sins may be blotted out, 20that times of refreshing may come
from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for
you, Jesus, 21whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring
all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long
ago.
1 John 3:1–7
3:1 See
what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children
of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did
not know him. 2Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will
be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him,
because we shall see him as he is. 3And everyone who thus hopes in
him purifies himself as he is pure.
4 Everyone
who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
5You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him
there is no sin. 6No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one
who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7Little
children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous,
as he is righteous.
Luke 24:36–49
36 As
they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said
to them, “Peace to you!” 37But they were startled and frightened and
thought they saw a spirit. 38And he said to them, “Why are you
troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39See my hands and
my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have
flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40And when he had said
this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41And while they still
disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything
here to eat?” 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and
he took it and ate before them.
44 Then
he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with
you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and
the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then he opened their minds to
understand the Scriptures, 46and said to them, “Thus it is written,
that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47and
that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all
nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
48You are witnesses of these things. 49And behold, I am
sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are
clothed with power from on high.”
Some Additional Notes
- LitWits will meet Sunday at 6:30 pm.
- The Church Council will meet Sunday after the worship service.
- Our Sunday morning Bible hour begins at 9:00 am.
- Walking our neighborhoods and meeting our neighbors officially began this past Sunday. I know the weather has not been great this week, but if you have had a chance to begin, remember to record how far you walked on the chart in the hallway.
- Remember, we have pledged to pray for our neighbors. You can get a list of your 100 your closest neighbors from pray4everyhome.com. If you have no internet access, speak with Rachel Swain or Kitty Rickert and they will sign you up and get you a list.
Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Rickert
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