Sermons on Acts
Scripture Reading (CEB) Acts 2 Anthem Spirit of Comfort, Spirit of Hope (D. Angerman, D. Nolan) On the morning of May 22, 2011, the choir of Peace Lutheran Church, Joplin Missouri, sang an anthem composed by David Angerman. Later that day an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin destroying Peace Lutheran Church along with a third…
Scripture Reading (CEB) verses from Acts 9:1-20 1 Meanwhile, Saul was still spewing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest, 2 seeking letters to the synagogues in Damascus. If he found persons who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, these letters would authorize him to take them as prisoners…
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ (with thanks to Rev. Jim Tenford) Matthew 1:18-23 (CEB)18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. When Mary his mother was engaged to Joseph, before they were married, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph her husband was a righteous man. Because he didn’t want to humiliate her, he…
Scripture Reading – Acts 18:1-3,18-19, 24-28 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and, because he was of…
Readings from Scripture (Message) Acts 2:1-21 When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and…
Welcome to our online worship service! This morning we will celebrate communion. You are invited to gather whatever you have available for your communion elements. For the ‘bread’: a bun, crackers (yes, Goldfish crackers are perfectly ok!), bread, etc. For the wine: juice, milk, water, wine, ice tea, etc.
As well, we will be blessing prayer shawls in the service. If you have recently completed a shawl but haven’t had a chance to get it to Teresa, you are invited to have the shawl(s) with you during the blessing time.
The following links will provide you with additional activities for the whole family for this Pentecost Sunday:https://cdn.sjruc.ca/2020/05/PentecostColoring.pdfhttps://cdn.sjruc.ca/2020/05/Pentecost-Spinner.pdf Readings from the Scriptures (NRSV) Acts 2:1-21 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled…
The following link will provide you with additional information and resources for the whole family for this Sunday, Easter 4: https://cdn.sjruc.ca/2020/05/Easter-Week4.pdf Scripture Reading: Acts 2:42-47 (Contemporary English Version) They spent their time learning from the apostles, and they were like family to each other. They also broke bread[a] and prayed together. 43 Everyone was amazed by the many miracles…
Dreams and Visions of New Life In the fall, and again this February, some of us met after church to talk about St. James’-Rosemount. We reflected on what God had given us – the resources and blessings for which we are thankful, the people who are the church in this moment in time, and the…