Dear friends in Christ,
Tomorrow is Quasimodo Geniti (the Second Sunday of Easter). The name is Latin and comes from 1 Peter 2:2 “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk of the Word. Christ was crucified and we have died with Him. He is Risen! And we rise with Him. This is a promise for the Last Day and the resurrection of the dead and the life everlasting. It is also a promise for today and tomorrow and each day. Daily we die to sin. Daily we rise to new life. If you find sin in your life, if you find a heart that grumbles when the hymn is more than three verses, if you find a heart that holds old grudges against a sister in Christ, if you find a heart that chafes against the sixth commandment, if you find any sin, bring it to the Lord so He can kill it. He will raise you to new life. He will feed you with pure milk just like He does newborn infants. Your pure milk is His Word. Turn to it and see the new life you have in Christ, and be strengthened for the good work you were created in Christ to do.
(And yes, the name is like The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In the book, Quasimodo is a deformed infant found by the priest on the doorstep of the cathedral. He is given the name because he was found on the Second Sunday of Easter.
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1)
Scripture Readings For the Week:
Prayers of the Day:
- Almighty God, grant that we who have celebrated the Lord’s resurrection may by Your grace confess in our life and conversation that Jesus is Lord and God; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Hymns
- 469 Christ the Lord is Risen Today
- 470 O Sons and Daughters of the King
- 458 Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands
- 155 This Is the Feast
- 203 Morning Breaks Upon the Tomb
- 478 The Day of Resurrection
Bach Cantata for the Week
BWV 67, Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ
(Video | Translation)
Peace be unto you!
O Joy! Jesus helps us battle
And the foes’ great rage to dampen
Hell and Satan, yield!
Peace be unto you!
Jesus summons us to peace
And restores in us so weary
Soul and flesh alike.
Peace be unto you!
O Lord, help us as we endeavor
E’en through death to press our journey
To thy glorious realm!
Peace be unto you!
Our mission offerings for April
will go towards the newly forming Luther Classical College in Casper. The mission of the college is this:
“Imagine a college where students learn:
- to value marriage and family over career and money.
- that men are men and women are women, with God-given and beautiful differences and roles.
- that to be a father is greater than being the president and to be a mother is greater than being a queen.
- that the Bible is the wisdom of God far surpassing all the wisdom of men.
- that the Lutheran Church has the greatest theology, the best hymns, the most excellent music in the history of the world.
- that Bible, hymns, prayer, devotion, and talking about God belong in our homes every day.
- that children are a heritage from the Lord, the only thing in all the earth we can take to heaven with us.
- that piety is better than wealth and virtue is better than fame.
- that the Western tradition, with its literature, philosophy, music, scientific discovery, and Christian theology, is by far the greatest tradition the world has ever seen.
- that socialism is theft and wokism is bullying.
- that Christian culture grows through supporting faithful churches and leading pious homes.
This is the mission of Luther Classical College. Proudly and unapologetically Lutheran in liturgy, theology, and culture. Lutheran. Conservative. Classical. A college for Lutherans.”
So far the college has raised over $1 million in support from individuals and over 100 Lutheran congregations. LCC has hired an Academic Dean who will begin work in August of this year. Construction has begun on a library for the college and books are being acquired. LCC is hosting the Christian Culture Confernce June 6th and 7th with the topic of “The Bright Future of the Lutheran Church in America.” You can click any of these links to find out much more.
See everyone tomorrow on the Lord’s Day!
In Christ,
Pastor Sherman