TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006
Date | Hymns | Reading | Comments |
04/01/23 | TLH 162 | John 12:12-19 | In lowly pomp, the Savior of mankind rides on to die. Hosannah to the Son of David! |
04/03/23 | TLH 154 | John 12:20-26 | “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” So said the Greeks at the Passover in Jerusalem. May we say the same! |
04/04/23 | TLH 390 | John 12:27-36 | Jesus could not avoid the hour of His arrest, trial, and execution. It was for our salvation that He came to this hour. |
04/05/23 | TLH 209 | Isaiah 62:11-63:7 | “Who is this who comes from Edom in crimsoned garments?” It is our Savior, Who comes to ransom us with His own blood. |
04/06/23 | TLH 304 | 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 | Our gracious Lord vouchsafes to us His very body and blood, given and shed for the forgiveness of our sin. |
04/07/23 | TLH 167 | 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 | One died for all. All our sins died with our Lord on the cursed tree—now we live with Him! |
04/08/23 | TLH 195 | Matthew 27:57-66 | The bands of death held our Savior fast, but only briefly. The preparations made by Joseph and the women were, after all, not needed. |
04/10/23 | LSB 463 | Luke 24:13-35 | “Did not our heart burn within us?” The Word of the Son of God reveals divine truth. |
04/11/23 | TLH 204 | 1 John 5:4-10 | The Father has borne testimony about His Son—and His Son’s work—by raising Him from the dead. |
04/12/23 | TLH 331 | Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Can dry bones live again? Yes! God promises a resurrection to life in Jesus Christ. |
04/13/23 | TLH 271 | John 20:19-23 | Following his triumphant resurrection, Jesus bestows the Ministry of the Keys on His believers. |
04/14/23 | LSB 472 | John 20:24-31 | Thomas demanded visible proof of the resurrection, but blessed are those who, not seeing, yet believe. |
04/15/23 | TLH 31 | Psalm 33:1-22 | “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!” Believers are righteous by faith in their resurrected Lord. |
04/17/23 | TLH 213 | Acts 5:12-28 | The apostles were commanded by God to “speak to the people all the words of this life.” So are we. |
04/18/23 | TLH 451 | Acts 5:29-42 | “God raised up Jesus Whom you murdered.” The apostles spoke truth to the powerful Jewish council in Jerusalem. |
04/19/23 | LSB 711 | Ezekiel 34:11-16 | Even in the darkest days of Israel’s apostasy, God promised to gather the scattered sheep of His flock. |
04/20/23 | TLH 436 | Psalm 23:1-6 | Those who graze in the pleasant pasture of God’s Word will find that goodness and mercy follow them always. |
04/21/23 | TLH 433 | 2 Peter 2:21-25 | Like straying sheep, we had all wandered far from God. But now, in faith, we have returned to our Shepherd. |
04/22/23 | TLH 431 | John 10:11-16 | Jesus is an unimaginably good Shepherd—One willing even to give His life for His sheep. |
04/24/23 | TLH 464 | Acts 2:42-47 | Let us, like the early Christians, continue daily in doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers. |
04/25/23 | WS 785 | 1 John 3:1-3 | By faith in the risen Christ, we become children of God. What an exalted status! |
04/26/23 | WS 747 | Isaiah 40:25-31 | Does God not see and understand you? He created the myriad of stars! He knows how to protect and provide for you. |
04/27/23 | TLH 43 | Psalm 147:1-11 | Again, the God Who knows the name of every star has an infinite understanding of all things, including you. |
04/28/23 | TLH 287 | 1 Peter 2:11-20 | How shall we resurrection believers then live? Let us have our conduct “honorable among the Gentiles.” |
04/29/23 | TLH 357 | John 16:16-22 | Jesus would soon take physical leave of His disciples, but He promised them a lasting joy that no one could take from them! |