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Our typical Sunday morning schedule:
- 9:00 AM: Divine Service (first, third and fifth Sundays) with Holy Communion or Service of the Word (second and fourth Sundays)
- 10:00 AM: Fellowship Time (Coffee, donuts and conversation in the Large Fellowship Hall)
- 10:30 AM: Bible Study Hour for all ages.
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- Created: December 06 2018 December 06 2018
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This Sunday
Today, we once again hear the story of Christ’s victory over death. We believe the glorious news that “He has risen! He is not here.” The women at Jesus’ tomb and the disciples heard this and were afraid and confused. It’s no wonder: Isaiah tells us that the entire fallen world is veiled in a shroud—as for a funeral—“spread over all nations” and “cast over all peoples.”
But Christ’s crucified and risen body and blood are given and poured out for all people as “a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine”—a feast we enter through Holy Baptism. In this sacrament we were buried with Jesus and raised up with Him dressed in a white robe of His perfect righteousness. The Lord of hosts, the incarnate Son, Jesus Christ, has defeated death, removing its terrible pall and swallowing it up forever. Now He wipes away the tears from our faces, and He invites us to “be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” “So we preach,” writes Paul, “and so you believed.” On this good news we stand, and by this gospel we are saved!