There is always something going on at Christ.
*Picture from the End of VBS Pool Party 2019 at Mustang Public Pool
Communion Service - Easter 5
Cantate Sunday
Introit: Ps. 98:1b, 3-4; antiphon: Ps. 98:1a,2b
Old Testament: Is. 12:1-6
Epistle: James 1:16-21
Gospel: John 16:5-15
Jesus Promises to Send His Holy Spirit, the Helper
Though Jesus has departed from us visibly to the right hand of the Father who sent Him, yet this is to our advantage. For Jesus-who is Lord over all creation, who intercedes for us before the Father, who is preparing a place for us in heaven-has sent the Helper, the Spirit of Truth (John 16:5-15). "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights" through Jesus Christ (James 1:17). The Holy Spirit helps us by taking what is Christ's and declaring it to us. In the Word of truth, the Spirit works repentance and delivers to us the forgiveness of sins, the righteousness of Christ, and victory over the devil. For the ruler of this world is judged and defeated by the cross. Through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, we have been brought forth to new life in Him who is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Confident of our resurrection with Christ we confess, "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid" (Is. 12:2).
Maundy Thursday Communion Service
Let Us Love One Another, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us
"For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes" (1 Cor. 11:26). By eating His body and drinking His blood, we proclaim to all the world that Jesus is, indeed, our Passover Lamb (Ex. 12:1-14), who was sacrificed for us on Calvary. In Christ, the Lord remembers us in mercy and remembers our sin no more; He forgives us all our iniquity. With such love, he "loved His own who were in the world," and even loves us "to the end" (John 13:1). As He washes us and feeds us in love, let us love one another, just as He has loved us (John 13:34).
Worship Service 5th Sunday in Lent
Jesus Is Our Redemption
In the temple Jesus said, "If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death" (John 8:51). For Jesus came to taste death for us-to drink the cup of suffering to the dregs in order that we might be released from its power. Clinging to His life-giving words, we are delivered from death's sting and its eternal judgment. Christ is our High Priest, who entered the Most Holy Place and with His own blood obtained everlasting redemption for His people (Heb. 9:11-15). He is the One who was before Abraham was, and yet is his descendant. He is the promised Son who carries the wood up the mountain for the sacrifice, who is bound and laid upon the altar of the cross. He is the ram who is offered in our place, who is willingly caught in the thicket of our sin, and who wears the crown of thorns upon His head (Gen. 22:1-14). Though Jesus is dishonored by the sons of the devil, He is vindicated by the Father through the cross.
Worship Service 3rd Sunday in Lent
Jesus Overcomes the Strong Man
Jeremiah was charged with speaking evil when he spoke the Word of the Lord (Jer. 26:1-15). So also, Jesus is accused of doing evil when in fact He is doing good. He casts out a demon from a mute man so that he is able to speak (Luke 11:14-28). But some said Jesus did this by the power of Beelzebub, Satan. Like Pharaoh of old, their hearts were hard (Ex. 8:16-24). They did not recognize the finger of God, the power of the Holy Spirit at work in and through Jesus. Jesus is the Stronger Man who overcomes the strong man. He takes the devil's armor of sin and death and destroys it from the inside out by the holy cross. He exorcizes and frees us by water and the Word. We were once darkness, but now we are light in Christ the Lord (Eph. 5:1-9). As children of light, our tongues are loosed to give thanks to Him who saved us.
Worship Service 1st Sunday in Lent
Jesus Does Battle in Our Place
In the Garden, man exalts himself to be a god in place of God (Gen. 3:1-21). He succumbs to the temptation of the devil, and eating of the forbidden fruit, he receives death. But in the sin-cursed wilderness, God humbles Himself to become man in place of man (Mt. 4:1-11). He does not eat but fasts and bears the onslaughts of the devil for us that we may be restored to life. Jesus stands as David in our place to do battle against the Goliath, Satan (1 Samuel 17:40-51). Though outwardly Jesus appears weak, yet He comes in the name of the Lord of hosts. He draws from the five smooth stones of the books of Moses and slings the Word of God. The stone sinks into the forehead, and the enemy falls. In Christ we are victorious over the devil. Let us therefore not receive the grace of God in vain (2 Cor. 6:1-10), but seeing that we have a great High Priest, let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain help in time of need (Heb 4:14-16).
Maundy Thursday Communion Service
Holy (Maundy) Thursday (W/S/V)
Thursday, April 9
Description:
Introit: Ps 116:1-4 (antiphon: Ps 116:5)
Old Testament: Ex 12:1-14
Epistle: 1 Cor 11:23-32
Gospel: Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35
Let Us Love One Another, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us and Loves Us to the End
Communion Service
4th Sunday in Lent (V)
Sunday, March 22
Description:
Introit: Ps 27:4-6 (antiphon: Ps 25:15)
Old Testament: Is 42:14-21
Epistle: Eph 5:8-14
Gospel: Jn 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39
Communion Service
3rd Sunday in Lent (V)
Sunday, March 15
Description:
Introit: Ps 84:1-4 (antiphon: Ps 84:5)
Old Testament: Ex 17:1-7
Epistle: Rom 5:1-8
Gospel: Jn 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42)
We Worship the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Spirit and Truth of His Gospel
Communion Service
The Lord Jesus Christ Is Our Champion against Satan
1st Sunday in Lent (V)
Sunday, March 1
Description:
Introit: Ps 91:9-13 (antiphon: Ps 91:15-16)
Old Testament: Gen 3:1-21
Epistle: Rom 5:12-19
Gospel: Matt 4:1-11
Ash Wednesday Service
On Ash Wednesday, we come down from the mountain with Jesus and set our face toward His cross and Passion in Jerusalem. We make our pilgrimage with Him by way of repentance, and thus we return to our dying and rising in Holy Baptism. Christ Jesus, "who knew no sin," became our sin, so that by His death we are released from sin and in His resurrection we "become the righteousness of God" (2 Cor. 5:21). As God has thereby reconciled the world to Himself in Christ, "now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Cor. 6:2). He has provided the sacrificial Lamb, and He has left "a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering" (Joel 2:14) in the Eucharist. He summons us to return to Him with all our heart because He is "gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love" (Joel 2:13). We do so with faith and confidence in Him, and so we pray to Him as our Father, give to the needy from a heart of love and fast for the sake of repentance (Matt. 6:3-4, 6, 17-18).
Communion Service
Transfiguration (W)
Sunday, February 23
God Manifests His Glory in the Body of Christ Jesus, Transfigured for Us by His Cross
Description:
Introit: Ps 99:1-5 (antiphon: Ps 99:9)
Old Testament: Ex 24:8-18
Epistle: 2 Ptr 1:16-21
Gospel: Matt 17:1-9
Worship Service
Transfiguration (W)
Sunday, February 23
God Manifests His Glory in the Body of Christ Jesus, Transfigured for Us by His Cross
Description:
Introit: Ps 99:1-5 (antiphon: Ps 99:9)
Old Testament: Ex 24:8-18
Epistle: 2 Ptr 1:16-21
Gospel: Matt 17:1-9
Communion Service
6th Sunday after Epiphany (G)
Sunday, February 16
Christ Sets Life Before Us so that We Can Walk in His Ways
Description:
Introit: Ps 98:7-9 (antiphon: Ps 98:2)
Old Testament: Deut 30:15-20
Epistle: 1 Cor 3:1-9
Gospel: Matt 5:21-37
Communion Service
5th Sunday after Epiphany (G)
Sunday, February 9
The Righteousness of Christ
Description:
Introit: Ps 119:9-16 (antiphon: Ps 119:12)
Old Testament: Is 58:3-9a
Epistle: 1 Cor 2:1-12 (13-16)
Gospel: Matt 5:13-20
Communion Service
4th Sunday after Epiphany (G)
Sunday, February 2
God Manifests His Glory in the Humility and Weakness of Christ Crucified
Description:
Introit: Psalm 1:1-5 (antiphon: Ps 1:6)
Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
Communion Service
2nd Sunday after Epiphany (G)
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Description:
Introit: Ps 19:1-4a,b (antiphon: Ps 19:14)
Old Testament: Is 49:1-7
Epistle: 1 Cor 1:1-9
Gospel: Jn 1:29-42a
God Reveals His Glory in Christ and His Cross
Communion Service
Baptism of our Lord/1st Sunday after Epiphany (W)
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Description:
Introit: Ps 2:7-11, 12c (antiphon: Is 42:1a)
Old Testament: Is 42:1-9
Epistle: Rom 6:1-11
Gospel: Matt 3:13-17
The Triune God Is Manifested and Reveals Himself to Us in Holy Baptism
Communion Service
2nd Sunday of Christmas (W)
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Description:
Introit: Ps 147:1, 5, 11-12 (antiphon: Jn 1:14)
Old Testament: 1 Kgs 3:4-15
Epistle: Eph 1:3-14
Gospel: Lk 2:40-52
New Year's Eve Communion Service
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Cor. 5:17
Let's praise God to fresh starts and new chapters in our lives. Happy 2020! Communion will be offered.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Communion
Have you ever felt lost, invisible, irrelevant? Come learn how you are the apple of God’s eye while we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. God promises in Jesus, you are found!
Communion Service
4th Sunday in Advent (B/V)
Sunday, December 22
Description:
Introit: Ps 130:5-8 (antiphon: Is 64:1)
Old Testament: Is 7:10-17
Epistle: Rom 1:1-7
Gospel: Matt 1:18-25
God's Word Is Fulfilled for Us in the Flesh and Blood of Christ Jesus, the Son of Mary
Communion Service
3rd Sunday in Advent (B/V)
Sunday, December 15
Description:
Introit: Ps 71:14-18 (antiphon: Phil 4:4)
Old Testament: Is 35:1-10
Epistle: James 5:7-11
Gospel: Matt 11:2-15
The Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ Brings True Rejoicing, Even Under the Cross
Communion Service
2nd Sunday in Advent (B/V)
Sunday, December 8
Description:
Introit: Ps 105:4-8 (antiphon: Is 40:3b)
Old Testament: Is 11:1-10
Epistle: Rom 15:4-13
Gospel: Matt 3:1-12
By the Preaching of Repentance, We Are Prepared for the Coming of the Lord
Communion Service
1st Sunday in Advent (B/V)
Sunday, December 1
The Lord Comes in Meekness and Humility to Save Us Now
Communion Service
19th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24) (G)
OT: Gen 32:22-30
Epistle: 2 Tim 3:14-4:5
Gospel: Luke 18:1-8
Faith Clings to the Word and Promises of God and Perseveres in Prayer