Brothers and sisters, may God grant you faith and repentance as we continue through the Easter season. Because Jesus lives, you and I and all who trust Him will also live.
The German Sausage Dinner is a week away, Saturday May 2. Food will sell for $15 per plate. Smoked sausage links can be bought by the pound. There will also be a silent auction, a live auction, and activities for kids. Please alert your friends and neighbors. Please pray that God would grant us a safe and enjoyable German Sausage Dinner.
Sunday, April 26 is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, often referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel lesson for this Fourth Sunday has traditionally described Jesus as the Shepherd of us, His people, the sheep of His fold. We will follow the liturgy of Divine Service Setting One beginning on page 151 in the LSB hymnal. Hymns chosen for the day are #915 Today Your Mercy Calls Us; #478 The Day of Resurrection; #530 No Temple Now, No Gift of Price; and #711 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us.
The Scripture lessons assigned to the day are Psalm 23; Acts 2:42-47; 1Peter 2:19-25; and John 10:1-10.
I encourage you to read these lessons and consider these questions: In what ways are you like a sheep? In what ways is Jesus a shepherd to you? What is it like to be a member of Jesus’ flock? How is being a member of a Christian congregation like being a sheep in Jesus’ fold? What dangers threaten those who live outside of Jesus’ fold? What benefits are there in being Jesus’ sheep and in His fold? I encourage you to gather Sunday morning as we consider how Scripture answers those questions. Bible Study begins at 9 am. Worship begins at 10:30 am. You don’t have to be a Bible expert to participate.
COLLECT: Almighty merciful God, since You have wakened from death the Shepherd of Your sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit so that when we hear the voice of our Shepherd we may know Him who calls us each by name, and follow where He leads; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord and Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Please let me know if you have any prayer requests, or any questions about what I have reported above. God bless you. Pastor Boster
