Time in the Word
The People of God
Easter 5
May 12-17, 2014
Easter 5 begins to look forward to
and prepare us for the ascension and Pentecost. In the Gospel, Jesus prepares
the disciples for His departure. In Lesson 1 we see the ascended Jesus standing
at the right hand of God. Because of the resurrection and ascension, we are
God’s people offering spiritual sacrifices. The focus of the Lesson is on God’s
people. Psalm 31 relates to Stephen’s martyrdom. The Prayer concerns God’s
people who love God’s commands and desire God’s promises. The Hymn deals with
the Gospel, Jesus as the way.
Collect for Easter 5 - O God, You make the
minds of Your faithful to be of one will. Grant that we may love what You have
commanded and desire what You promise, that among the many changes of this
world our hearts may be fixed where true joys are found; through Jesus Christ,
Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever. Amen.
A Daytime
Collect for Eastertide Almighty God the Father, through Your only-begotten Son
Jesus Christ You have overcome death and opened the gate of everlasting life to
us. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our Lord’s resurrection,
may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit.
A
Prayer for an Answer to Prayer
– Almighty God, since You have granted us the favor to call on You with one
accord and have promised that where two or three are gathered together in Your
name You are in the midst of them, fulfill now the prayers of Your people
granting us in this world knowledge of Your truth and in the world to come life
everlasting.
For Industry – Lord Jesus Christ,
as once You shared in human toil and thus hallowed the work of our hands,
prosper those who maintain the industries of this land, give them a right
regard for their labors, granting them a just reward for their toil and joy in
serving You and supplying our needs.
An Evening Collect for Eastertide Abide with
us, Lord, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. Abide with us and
with Your whole Church. Abide with us in the end of the day, in the end of our
life, in the end of the world. Abide with us with Your grace and goodness, with
Your Holy Word and sacrament, with Your strength and blessing. Abide with us
when the night of affliction and temptation comes upon us, the night of fear
and despair when death shall come. Abide with us and with all the faithful
through time and eternity.
Monday, May 12, 2014 – Psalm 146 - The
Antiphon for next Sunday’s Introit is taken from Vs.2, “I will praise the Lord all my life, I will
sing praise to My God as long as I live.” This Psalm is an encouragement to
trust in the Lord. The is the first of five Hallelujah Psalms which closes out
the book of Psalms. Having walked with the Savior observing His Passion during
Lent we now rejoice in the forgiveness of sins, life and salvation which is our
through the cross and empty tomb.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – Acts 6:1-9, 7:2a, 51-60
– God’s people believe the gospel.
The apostolic church has problems of growth. The ministry is too busy and the
spiritual functions are being neglected. Members are complaining about their
being neglected. What church would not like to have a problem like that, such
as lack of parking space on a Sunday morning, insufficient seating space for
Sunday morning service, or crowded Sunday school rooms? Why was this church
growing? What will make any church grow? “The word of God increased and the
number of disciples multiplied” (v. 7).
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 –1 Peter 2:2-10
– God’s people are a chosen, holy
people. As living stones in a spiritual house, Christians are God’s people.
Peter’s letter is considered a sermon to newly-baptized people. As newborn
children, they now need spiritual milk until they grow into maturity. The new
Christians are likened to living stones in a spiritual house with Jesus as the
cornerstone holding them together. Again, they are likened to a spiritual
priesthood (priesthood of believers) which offer spiritual sacrifices. These
Christians are the new Israel
Thursday, May 15, 2014 – John 14:1-14
– God’s people come to God only
through Jesus. This is the beginning of Jesus’ “farewell discourses” that
continue through chapter 17. The disciples are not to be troubled because he is
going to prepare a place which is large enough for all. Moreover, he is the
only way to the Father. To know and see Jesus is to know and see the Father. It
is essential that the disciples know and believe in him and the Father. If they
do, they will do greater things than Jesus did and their prayers, offered in
His name, will be answered.
Friday, May 16, 2014 – Psalm 31 – This
Psalm is a prayer when confronted by a conspiracy so powerful and open that all
David’s friends abandoned him. According to Luke 23:46, Jesus applied verse 5
to His own circumstance. Those who share in His sufferings at the hands of
anti-Christian forces are encouraged to hear and use this psalm in light of
what Jesus has endured for us.
Saturday, May 17, 2014 – John
6:32-35 – is the inspiration for the hymn “At the Lambs High Feast we Sing“{LSB
633}. The manna, which came from heaven
was from God. The Father still “gives” the true bread from heaven, which is
life through His Son Jesus Christ. Who is this bread of heaven? Jesus answers
for us in Vs. 35 “I am” the bread of heaven.
Sources:
THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL © 1940 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO
LUTHERAN WORSHIP © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO
LUTHERAN SEVICE BOOK © 2006 Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, MO
Schnorr
von Carolsfeld, woodcuts © WELS Permission to use these copyrighted items is
limited to personal and congregational use.
LECTIONARY
PREACHING WORKBOOK A by John Brokhoff © 1980 CSS Publishing, Lima OH
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