Sixth Sunday of Easter Bible Readings 1 John 4:7-11,19-21, John 15:9-17 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon text: John 15:9-17 9 “As the Father has loved me, so also I have loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you hold on to my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have held on to my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I…

Fifth Sunday of Easter Bible Readings Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 3:18-24 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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 wil…

Fourth Sunday of Easter Bible Readings John 10:11-18, Acts 20:28-32, 1 John 4:1-6 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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.…

Third Sunday of Easter Bible Readings Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-20 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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. The…

Second Sunday of Easter Bible Readings John 20:19-31, Acts 18:1-11, 1 John 1:1-4 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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, “Pe…

Easter Festival Service Bible Readings Job 19:23-27, Mark 16:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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 sun…

Holy Thursday Service Bible Readings Exodus 12:21–30, Mark 14:12–26, 1 Corinthians 10:16–17 Worship Folder Pastor John Melke Sermon 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 …

Palm Sunday Bible Readings Zechariah 9:9-12, Mark 11:1-10, Hebrews 12:1-32 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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 se…

Lenten Service Bible Readings Romans 6:1-14 Worship Folder Pastor John Melke Sermon 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 C…

Fifth Sunday in Lent Bible Readings Isaiah 43:1-7, John 12:20-33 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon 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 obedien…