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Fifth Sunday of EasterBible Readings Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 3:18-24Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 15:1-8 No Greater Love—in Good Fruit 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he is going to cut off. And he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will bear more fruit. 3 “You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I am going to remain in you. A branch cannot ...

Fourth Sunday of EasterBible Readings John 10:11-18, Acts 20:28-32, 1 John 4:1-6Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 10:11-18 11 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired man, who is not a shepherd, does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. 13 Because he works for money, he does not care about the sheep. 14 “I am the Good Shepherd. I know...

Third Sunday of EasterBible Readings Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-20Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: 1 John 1:5-2:2 Walking in the Light 5 Here is the message we have heard from him and announce to you. God is light. There is no darkness in him at all. 6 Suppose we say that we share life with God but still walk in the darkness. Then we are lying. We are not living out the truth. 7 But suppose we walk in the light, just as he is in the light. Then we share life with one another. An...

Second Sunday of EasterBible Readings John 20:19-31, Acts 18:1-11, 1 John 1:1-4Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 20:19-31 Behind Locked Doors 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were together behind locked doors because of their fear of the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them aga...

Easter Festival ServiceBible Readings Job 19:23-27, Mark 16:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 16:1-8 The Resurrection 1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint Jesus. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3 They were saying to each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance to the tomb for us?” 4 When they looked ...

Holy Thursday ServiceBible Readings Exodus 12:21–30, Mark 14:12–26, 1 Corinthians 10:16–17Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: Mark 14:22-24 The Lord’s Supper 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread. When he had blessed it, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “Take it. This is my body.” 23 Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them. They all drank from it. 24 He said to them, “This is my blood of the new testament, which is poured out for many. The Holy Bible, Eva...

Palm SundayBible Readings Zechariah 9:9-12, Mark 11:1-10, Hebrews 12:1-32Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Hebrews 12:2 2 Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, who is the author of our faith and the one who brings it to its goal. In view of the joy set before him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of God’s throne The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Take a Mo...

Lenten ServiceBible Readings Romans 6:1-14Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: Romans 6:1-14 Dead to Sin and Living for God 6 What shall we say then? Shall we keep on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 Absolutely not! We died to sin. How can we go on living in it any longer? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him by this baptism into his death, so that just as he was raised from the dea...

Fifth Sunday in LentBible Readings Isaiah 43:1-7, John 12:20-33Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Hebrews 5:7-9 7 In the days of his flesh, he offered prayers and pleas with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was the Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 After he was brought to his goal, he became the source of eternal salvation for everyone who obeys him, The Holy Bibl...

Lenten ServiceBible Readings Matthew 28:18-20Worship Folder Pastor Dennis ValleauSermon text: Matthew 28:18-20 18 Jesus approached and spoke to them saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and gather disciples from all nations by baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and by teaching them to keep all the instructions I have given you. And surely I am with you always until the end of the age.” The Holy Bible...

Fourth Sunday in LentBible Readings Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-21, Ephesians 2:1-10Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 3:14-21 14 “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the ...

Lenten ServiceBible Readings John 3:1-8Worship Folder Pastor Lucas ProeberSermon text: John 3:1-8 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these miraculous signs you are doing unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Amen, Amen, I tell you: Unless someone is born from above, he cannot see the kin...

Third Sunday in LentBible Readings Psalm 69, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: (Sermon Text) Jesus Clears Out the Temple 13 The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers sitting at tables. 15 He made a whip of cords and drove everyone out of the temple courts, along with the sheep and oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and ove...

Lenten ServiceBible Readings Mark 14:27-42, Titus 3:4-7Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Titus 3:4-7 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared, 5 he saved us—not by righteous works that we did ourselves, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and the renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs ...

Second Sunday in LentBible Readings Psalm 73, Mark 8:31-38Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Romans 5:7-11 7 No one is willing to die for another person, but for a good man someone might be willing to die. 8 But God showed His love to us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Now that we have been saved from the punishment of sin by the blood of Christ, He will save us from God’s anger also. 10 We hated God. But we were saved from the punishment of sin by the death ...

Midweek Lent 2Bible Readings 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 14:1-26Worship Folder Pastor Peter PlagenzSermon text: 1 Peter 3:18-22 18 because Christ also suffered once for sins in our place, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in flesh but was made alive in spirit, 19 in which he also went and made an announcement to the spirits in prison. 20 These spirits disobeyed long ago, when God’s patience was waiting in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In thi...

First Sunday in LentBible Readings Isaiah 35:4-7Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Romans 8:31-39 31 What can we say about all these things? Since God is for us, who can be against us? 32 God did not keep His own Son for Himself but gave Him for us all. Then with His Son, will He not give us all things? 33 Who can say anything against the people God has chosen? It is God Who says they are right with Himself. 34 Who then can say we are guilty? It was Christ Jesus Who died. He was...

Transfiguration of Our LordBible Readings 2 Kings 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: 2 Kings 2:1-12 Elijah Ascends to Heaven 2 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah was traveling with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. 3 The sons ...

Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyBible Readings Isaiah 40:27-31, Mark 1:29-39 , 1 Peter 5:6-11Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:29-39 Jesus Heals Many 29 They left the synagogue and went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever. Without delay they told Jesus about her. 31 He went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them. 32 That evening, when the sun...

Fourth Sunday after EpiphanyBible Readings Deuteronomy 18:15-20, Mark1:21-28, Hebrews 3:1-6Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:21-28 Jesus Drives Out a Demon 21 Then they went into Capernaum. On the next Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 They were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them as one who has authority and not as the experts in the law. 23 Just then there was a man with an unclean spirit in their synagogue. It cried out...

Third Sunday after EpiphanyBible Readings Psalm 62, Jonah 3:1-5,10, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, Mark 1:14-20Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:14-20 “Come, Follow Me” 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. 15 “The time is fulfilled,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near! Repent, and believe in the gospel.” 16 As Jesus was going along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into th...

Second Sunday after EpiphanyBible Readings Psalm 139, 1 Samuel 3:1-10,John 1:43-51, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 Chosen for Salvation 13 But we are always obligated to thank God for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation by the sanctifying work of the Spirit and faith in the truth. 14 For this reason he also called you through our gospel so that you would obtain the glory of ou...

First Sunday after Epiphany— Baptism of Our LordBible Readings Isaiah 49:1-6, Mark 1:4-11, Romans 6:1-11Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:4-11 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins. 6 John was clothed in camel’s hair, and he wore a leather...

Nativity of Our Lord—Christmas DayBible Readings Micah 5:2-5a, Galatians 4:4-7, John 1:1-8, 9-13, 14-18Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 1:1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him everything was made, and without him not one thing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. 5 The light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has no...