Category: Easter

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The Ascension of our Lord: Jesus Ascends, but does not leave us alone

The Ascension of our Lord
Cover: Leaving his disciples below, Jesus is taken up into heaven to sit at the right hand of God (Acts 1:1-11). From Martin Luther’s Church Postils (Sermons), 1549.

Lessons: Psalm 47, 2 Kings 2:8-15, Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:14-20
Hymns: LSB 493, 492, 639, 495, 491

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Rogate, the Sixth Sunday of Easter: On Crucifixion and Prayer

Jesus Teaches His Disciples
Jesus teaches his disciples about God the Father, based on John 16:23-33. From a book by Veit Dietrich summarizing the entire Bible (1562).

Lessons: Numbers 21:4-9, James 1:22-27, John 16:23-33
Hymns: LSB 668, 459, 663, 633, 766, 490

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Cantate, the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Christian Conviction

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
Jesus tells his disciples of the Holy Spirit’s power to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment., based on John 16:5-15. From a book by Veit Dietrich summarizing the entire Bible (1562).

Lessons: Isaiah 12:1-6, James 1:16-21, John 16:5-15
Hymns: LSB 463, 459, 741, 865, 633, 466, 478

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Jubilate, the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Sorrow and Joy

Jesus Instructs His Disciples on Sorrow and Joy
Jesus bids farewell to his disciples and tells them that their grief will turn into joy, based on John 16:16-22. From Martin Luther’s Church Postils (Sermons), 1554.

Lessons: Isaiah 40:25-31, 1 Peter 2:11-20, John 16:16-22
Hymns: LSB 487, 459, 483, 633, 475, 480, 477

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Misericordias Domini, The Third Sunday of Easter: Christ the Good Shepherd

Christ, the Good Shepherd
As a wolf attacks Him, Jesus explains to a crowd the different behaviors of the good shepherd and the hireling shepherd (illustrated in the background), based on John 10:11-16. From a book by Veit Dietrich summarizing the entire Bible (1562).

Lessons: Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 1 Peter 2:21-25, John 10:11-16
Hymns: LSB 709, 710, 459, 666, 692, 633, 740, 467, 864

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Quasimodogeniti, The Second Sunday of Easter

Jesus appears before Thomas
The resurrected Jesus appears to the disciples. Thomas, who had previously told the other disciples that he would not believe in the Resurrection unless he could touch Jesus’ wounds, now falls down before Jesus and confesses his belief, saying, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:19-31). From a book by Philipp Melanchthon, 1545.

Lessons: Ezekiel 37:1-14, 1 John 5:4-10, John 20:19-31
Hymns: LSB 614, 468, 470, 480, 548

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The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord: Christ is Risen!

Lessons: Psalm 41:8-13, Isaiah 25:6-9, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Mark 16:1-8
Hymns: LSB 457, 488, 459, 458, 480, 461, 467, 464

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