Resources for the 7th
Sunday of Easter
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PastorCare
Mother's Day | Ascension Day |
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Texts & Discussion:
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Psalm 1
1 John
5:9-13
John 17:6-19
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Other Resources:
Commentary:
Matthew Henry,
Wesley
Word Study:
Robertson |
This Week's Themes:
Filled with God's Spirit
Belief, Love, Obedience
Loving One Another
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Prayer:
O God, the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven.
Do not leave us comfortless,
but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us,
and exalt us to that place where our
Savior Christ has gone before,
one God, in glory
everlasting. Amen. |
Sermons
Christ's Last
Words,
John 17:1-11
by Chuck in DC
Numbered as One of Us,
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
(see excerpt below)
Randy L Quinn
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With Open Minds,
Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11
Rev. Randy Quinn
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BLESSED AND
COMMISSIONED!
Acts 1:1-11
by Rev. Rick Thompson
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Hole-y, Whole-y, Holy, John
17:6-19
by Rev. Randy Quinn
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The road less traveled, Psalm 1,
by Rev. Thomas Hall
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Stuck between absence and presence, Acts 1:1-11
Rev. Tom Hall
Children's Messages
How to Pray! John 17:6-19,
Rev. Randy Quinn
God's Story continues with us, Book of
Acts 1:1, by Rev. Randy Quinn
I'll Pray for You, You Pray for Others, John 17:6-19
Being There For Each Other, Ascension Day
Strength in
Unity, John 17: 1-11,
by Rev. Frank Schaefer
Sermon Excerpt . . .
Christ's Last
Words,
John 17:1-11
by Chuck in DC
In last week's service we read the apostle Paul's last words to the church.
We talked about how important the last words of a person are and how we
especially honor those last words.
A few moments ago, we read Jesus' last words to the church. He spoke these
words right before he was taken up into heaven. That's why we celebrate
Ascension Sunday today. Jesus is taken up by God and is no longer physically
present with the church. And before Jesus leaves, we find him praying for the
church, and blessing the church. One last time the disciples gather around the
Master and listen intently to his words of prayer.
And how appropriate are Jesus' words of petition for the church. He prays for
the church's unity, for oneness in Spirit, so that the church may keep the
revelation of the one true God of love and peace. And as we look around us we
realize how urgently we need this prayer: instead of being one we find ourselves
separated. We find ourselves putting up dividers, fences.
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the full
manuscript.
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