Thursday of Lent 5

Thursday of Lent 5 –April 2, 2020 – 
 

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If Christ had not been raised from death

    Our faith would be in vain,

Our preaching but a waste of breath,

    Our sin and guilt remain.

But now the Lord is ris’n indeed;

    He rules in earth and heav’n:

His Gospel meets a world of need—

    In Christ we are forgiv’n. [2] 

“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” -1 Corinthians 15:17

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Alleluia! The resurrection Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of our faith.

The predictions of Christ Himself. “Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” The evidence of Christ’s resurrection is overwhelming. Faith rejoices in this.

Lord God, bless Your Word wherever it is proclaimed. Make it a word of power and peace to convert those not yet Your own and to confirm those who have come to saving faith. May Your Word pass from the ear to the heart, from the heart to the lip, and from the lip to the life that, as You have promised, Your Word may achieve the purpose for which You send it; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. [3]

O God, You have called us to be Your children, and have promised that those who suffer with Christ will be heirs with him of Your glory: Arm us with such trust in him that we may ask no rest from his demands and have no fear in his service; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen [4]

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1. Image: The Resurrection of our Lord, Schnorr von Carolsfeld woodcuts © WELS for personal and congregational use

2. If Christ Had Not Been Raised from Death © 1985 The Jubilate Group; admin. Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013721.

3. Collect for the blessing of the Word, Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis

4. Collect for Thursday of Lent 5, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm