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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Almighty God, graciously behold this Your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed and delivered into the hands of sinful men to suffer death upon the cross; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Hymn of the Day

LSB 454 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle;

Sing the ending of the fray.

Now above the cross, the trophy,

Sound the loud triumphant lay:

Tell how Christ, the world's redeemer,

As a victim won the day.

2 Tell how, when at length the fullness

Of the appointed time was come,

He, the Word, was born of woman,

Left for us His Father's home,

Blazed the path of true obedience,

Shone as light amidst the gloom.

3 Thus, with thirty years accomplished,

He went forth from Nazareth,

Destined, dedicated, willing,

Did His work, and met His death;

Like a lamb He humbly yielded

On the cross His dying breath.

4 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph,

Be for all the noblest tree;

None in foliage, none in blossom,

None in fruit your equal be;

Symbol of the world's redemption,

For the weight that hung on thee!

5 Unto God be praise and glory:

To the Father and the Son,

To the eternal Spirit honor

Now and evermore be done;

Praise and glory in the highest

While the timeless ages run.

Verse

John 12:23b

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Introit

Psalm 38:1–4, 18, 22; antiphon: Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;

upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.

O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,

nor discipline me in your wrath!

For your arrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has come down on me.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation;

there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

For my iniquities have gone over my head;

like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

I confess my iniquity;

I am sorry for my sin.

Make haste to help me,

O Lord, my salvation!

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;

upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.

Content from Lutheran Service Book: Altar Book copyright © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible® (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.

Image of Good Friday copyright Ed Riojas, Higher Things

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Good Friday - J Hart

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Good Friday

[1]

Good Friday

John 19:30

Christ crucified - for you!

Martini Lutheran Church

New Haven, IN

29 March 2024

When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30

Collect for Psalm 32: Lord God, you desired to keep from us your wrath and so did not spare your only Son, who was wounded for our sins. We are your prodigal children, but we come back to you confessing our sins. Embrace us, that we may rejoice in your mercy.[2]

Lord Jesus, crucified for us; bless Thy Word, that we might trust in Thee.

Hanging on a cross. - Suspended between earth and heaven. - The Son of man suffers. – As no one has ever suffered. – Before or since.

Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, see Him hanging on that tree. – He hangs there. –For you.

Here we see that blessed irony. That great exchange. Christ’s innocence replaces your shame and guilt. The Lord of life will trade His life for yours. He took on flesh to live your life. As your substitute. He takes to Himself your death. The death which is yours. As a wage for the sin you have committed. And the good you have not done.

Throughout your life. The LORD has promised to direct you. Just as the LORD directed the wanderings of His people in the Old Testament. So He directed His Son. Whose ultimate destiny was the cross on Calvary’s hill.

The God who dwelt with His people in the tabernacle in the wilderness. Who delivered them from bondage in Egypt. And brought them into the Promised Land. — He is the same God that assumed flesh and dwelt with us as the God-man Jesus Christ.

He is the same One who delivered us from our bondage to sin; and will, on the Last Day, take us into our Promised Land. Eternal life with Him in heaven.

Even as an infant. The LORD directed His son Jesus. So also the LORD has promised to direct your life. You are not alone. The LORD is with you.

If you think you have nothing in life. Behold His cross. - Where you will find the Father’s love for you.

When life seems difficult. Turn to the Scriptures. They never change.

When you hurt and disappoint others. When you grieve over your own misdeeds, mistakes, and wrongdoings.

Whenever you experience pain or regret - Hear the Gospel - That Jesus forgives you.

“Christ does not come for the sake of your virtues, but for the sake of your sin." (Bo Giertz)

And as the LORD pardons you He offers clemency. - Be they for petty offences. Misdemeanors. Or unspeakable acts. Hear and rejoice in these words: “The blood of Jesus covers all sin.” -1 John 1:7

This message of the cross contains the revelation of restoration and hope even during trouble and loss. Why did the Christ-child do all this? Forsake everything He had to come into a sad world? To suffer, and die?

Because He knew. From eternity. That in His resurrection. His Father would give Him the most amazing of gifts. Something far greater than anything He left behind: you.

This is precisely what St. Paul taught: “While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man - though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were, yet sinners Christ died for us.” - Romans 6:7-8

At the cross on Calvary’s hill God and sinners are once and forever reconciled. The Cross of Christ sums up all the negative forces that depress humanity.

But this was no defeat. It was omnipotent love in action. Turning every negative into a positive. A supreme act. With a supreme outcome.

Jesus wept for the weeping. He became helpless for the helpless. Unwanted for the unwanted. And unclean for the unclean. He faced death for the dying. And horror for the terrified.

He suffered injustice for all who were oppressed. And He surrendered His reputation for all the nobodies in the world. This selfless act of love He offers to you. Grace. Free and boundless.

No, you do not walk this road alone. Jesus is the God who came down from heaven. He was that man.

“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Surely, he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds, we are healed. – Isaiah 53:3-5

Behold, Christ’s cross. He did this by Himself suffering an unjust arrest, by Himself being killed most unfairly.

Jesus, the most righteous one–the only perfectly righteous one–He would be arrested and tried and put to death, when it was clear he was entirely not guilty.

On His cross, your sins became His. Your troubles His burdens. He died your death, only to rise again. Look to His cross for your every burden in life. While the world spins, the cross stands!

Tell others your pain; you won't receive the care you expect.

Tell Jesus, and you'll see He knows your sorrows better than you do.

Tell others your sins; they will litigate and judge you. Tell Jesus and see He how He has taken them all away.

He did this all for you, for you and for all the perplexed people of this world. Justice is done.

All the wrongs and the sins are paid for. By Jesus’ holy blood on the cross.

Now your fears and your worries have a place to go to find an answer. To the cross of Christ.

There is nothing for you to offer in exchange for your offenses. Instead, the Savior received your sins. So that now. He. The giver of all good things. Will offer you eternal life and salvation. [3]

Not guilty! A flood of relief sweeps over you. As tears of joy well up in your eyes. Not guilty! It’s as if a heavy weight has dropped from your shoulders! The bailiff unlocks your handcuffs. As you hear the judge declare. - “You are free to go.”

Life suddenly takes on new meaning. You are free from confinement. Free. From the constant pressure of the charges laid against you. Free from condemnation! Free to begin a new life. Because you have been released from those charges.

The old song sings: “Nothing in my hands I bring. Simply to Thy cross I cling. Naked come to Thee for dress. Helpless, look to Thee for grace. Foul I to Thy fountain fly. Wash me Savior or I die.” - LSB # 761

And this good news - frees you to be Christ’s ambassadors is this world. You are - the hands, the feet, the fingers, and toes of Jesus in this corner of Christ’s kingdom.

Now you are free to "bear one another’s burdens in love according to the law of Christ." – Galatians 6:2

No. You do not need punch a ticket. To fly and venture off to the four-corners of the world. To become a full-time missionary. The LORD has promised to use you right here where you are.

To share that incredible story with family. Colleagues. Neighbors, and friends. Concerning that great exchange. - The Lord’s mercy and forgiveness. Purchased at the cost of His own Son.

“That God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting men’s trespasses against them, and has given us this message of reconciliation.” - 2 Corinthians 5:19

In the weeks to come. - Lend a listening ear and a few moments of your day - to that one person who needs to hear those three simple yet powerful words: “All is forgiven.” “It is well.” “Jesus loves you,” and, “so do I.”

That. As the LORD who was with His people of Old. He continues to reign and rule in each believer’s heart. - Who call upon him in every trouble they continue to pray, praise, and give thanks.

Invite that person to come hear the story of salvation here at this place. Martini Lutheran. Named after a man who championed the cause of Christ. Proclaiming a living and changeless Christ to a changing world. Live as an agent of mercy. Live grace filled lives. Gossip the Gospel. Be a sermon in shoes.

Good Friday assures us of a Merry Christmas! The birth of a baby means the death of a man. – And that miserable death has saved you!

Wherefore come. - Come weary sinner. Come to the foot of the cross. For all things are now ready!

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[1] Schnorr von Carolsfeld, woodcuts © WELS Permission to use these copyrighted items is limited to personal and congregational use.

[3] Excerpts from a Christmas homily Pr. Tim Daub Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Hecla, South Dakota

Friday, April 7, 2023

Good Friday

April 10, 2022

Good Friday

Collect of the Day

Hymn of the Day
LSB 454 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle;
Sing the ending of the fray.
Now above the cross, the trophy,
Sound the loud triumphant lay:
Tell how Christ, the world's redeemer,
As a victim won the day.

2 Tell how, when at length the fullness
Of the appointed time was come,
He, the Word, was born of woman,
Left for us His Father's home,
Blazed the path of true obedience,
Shone as light amidst the gloom.

3 Thus, with thirty years accomplished,
He went forth from Nazareth,
Destined, dedicated, willing,
Did His work, and met His death;
Like a lamb He humbly yielded
On the cross His dying breath.

4 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph,
Be for all the noblest tree;
None in foliage, none in blossom,
None in fruit your equal be;
Symbol of the world's redemption,
For the weight that hung on thee!

5 Unto God be praise and glory:
To the Father and the Son,
To the eternal Spirit honor
Now and evermore be done;
Praise and glory in the highest
While the timeless ages run.

Verse
John 12:23b

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Introit
Psalm 38:1–4, 18, 22; antiphon: Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath!
For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has come down on me.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation;
there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
For my iniquities have gone over my head;
like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
I confess my iniquity;
I am sorry for my sin.
Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!
He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.

Good Friday - J Hart

Friday, April 15, 2022

Good Friday

[1]

Luke 23:44-49
The King conquers death with faith

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the Ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

I. Jesus’ death is different from all other deaths

A. He was blameless having committed no sin. – He was completely innocent. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 1 Peter 22:22

The writer of Hebrews tells us that Jesus was "holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners." (Hebrews 7:26, NASB). The apostle Paul boldly asserts that He "knew no sin" (2 Corinthians 5:21).

At the announcement of His birth, an angel called Him "that Holy One who is to be born." Pilate's wife told her husband: "Have nothing to do with that just man." Pilate himself said, "I find no fault in Him." The dying thief acknowledged the innocence of Jesus when he said, "this Man had done nothing wrong." The centurion, at the foot of the cross, said, "Certainly this was a righteous man" (Luke 23:47). Even the demons recognized that Jesus was "the Holy One of God" (4:34).

B. Jesus alone could call God “Father.” A claim, which cost Him His life! John reminds us in his gospel, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-2, 14

C. Jesus innocent suffering and death now frees you from the consequences of your sin. “When an innocent victim, who had committed no treachery, dies in a traitor’s stead - the table would crack and death itself would start working backwards.”[2] Jesus’ death destroys the powers of sin. Jesus’ innocent suffering now frees you.

II. His death restores humankind back to the Father

A. The curtain of the temple was torn in two.

1. This was a curtain between the Holy Place & the Most Holy Place.

2. Its tearing symbolized Christ’s opening the way directly to God.

a. The writer to the Hebrews explains; “Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place…By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing.” Hebrews 9:3, 8

b. “Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:19-22

3. The death of Christ now frees you. For surely He has borne our grief and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities. Upon Him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with His stripes we are healed. All, like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

All, like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, how like a lamb, the very Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

And like a sheep that before his shearers is dumb. So He opened not His mouth.

By oppression and judgment, He was taken away; and for His generation who considered that He was cut off out of the land of the living. Stricken for the transgressions of My people.

And they made His grave with the wicked and with a rich man is His death; although He had done not violence, and there was not deceit in His mouth. – Isaiah 53:6-9

That is why Lent begins on Ash Wednesday with ashes of repentance. And with the hope of life out of the ashes on Good Friday.

With the Lord Jesus in His suffering, humiliation, agony, and bloody sweat; and now at a cross, where He took our sins upon Himself.

That great exchange – God’s mercy and forgiveness purchase at the cross of His own son! For God so lived the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. – John 3:16

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[1] Good Friday copyright © Ed Riojas Higher Things

[2] CAS Lewis, The Lion Witch and Wardrobe

Good Friday

April 15, 2022
Luke 23:44-49
The King conquers death with faith

[1]

I. Jesus’ death is different from all other deaths

A. He was blameless having committed no sin. – He was completely innocent. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 1 Peter 22:22

C. Jesus innocent suffering and death now frees you from the consequences of your sin. “When an innocent victim, who had committed no treachery, dies in a traitor’s stead - the table would crack and death itself would start working backwards.”[1] Jesus’ death destroys the powers of sin. Jesus’ innocent suffering now frees you.

II. His death restores humankind back to the Father

A. The curtain of the temple was torn in two.

1. This was a curtain between the Holy Place & the Most Holy Place.

2. Its tearing symbolized Christ’s opening the way directly to God.

3. The death of Christ now frees you. For surely He has borne our grief and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities. Upon Him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with His stripes we are healed. All, like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; AND THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL.

All, like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. – Isaiah 53:6

He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, how like a lamb, the very Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

And like a sheep that before his shearers is dumb. So He opened not His mouth.

By oppression and judgment, He was taken away; and for His generation who considered that He was cut off out of the land of the living. Stricken for the transgressions of My people.

And they made His grave with the wicked and with a rich man is His death; although He had done not violence, and there was not deceit in His mouth. – Isaiah 53:6-9

That is why Lent begins on Ash Wednesday with ashes of repentance. And with the hope of life out of the ashes on Good Friday.

With the Lord Jesus in His suffering, humiliation, agony, and bloody sweat; and now at a cross, where He took our sins upon Himself.

That great exchange – God’s mercy and forgiveness purchase at the cross of His own son! For God so lived the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. – John 3:16

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[1] CAS Lewis, The Lion Witch and Wardrobe

Good Friday

April 10, 2022

Good Friday

Collect of the Day

Hymn of the Day
LSB 454 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle;
Sing the ending of the fray.
Now above the cross, the trophy,
Sound the loud triumphant lay:
Tell how Christ, the world's redeemer,
As a victim won the day.

2 Tell how, when at length the fullness
Of the appointed time was come,
He, the Word, was born of woman,
Left for us His Father's home,
Blazed the path of true obedience,
Shone as light amidst the gloom.

3 Thus, with thirty years accomplished,
He went forth from Nazareth,
Destined, dedicated, willing
Did His work, and met His death;
Like a lamb He humbly yielded
On the cross His dying breath.

4 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph,
Be for all the noblest tree;
None in foliage, none in blossom,
None in fruit your equal be;
Symbol of the world's redemption,
For the weight that hung on thee!

5 Unto God be praise and glory:
To the Father and the Son,
To the eternal Spirit honor
Now and evermore be done;
Praise and glory in the highest
While the timeless ages run.

Verse
John 12:23b

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Introit
Psalm 38:1–4, 18, 22; antiphon: Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath!
For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has come down on me.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation;
there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
For my iniquities have gone over my head;
like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
I confess my iniquity;
I am sorry for my sin.
Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!
He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.

Good Friday - J Hart

Friday, April 2, 2021

Good Friday

April 02, 2021

Good Friday

Collect of the Day

Good Friday - J Hart

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Good Friday

Friday, April 02, 2021 – Good Friday – Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12 – The suffering and glory of the servant Christ

The Antiphon: O Lord, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. – Psalm 22:19

Prayer for Good Friday – Almighty God, we beseech Thee, graciously to behold this Thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed and given up into the hands of wicked men and to suffer death upon the cross.

The Crucifixion From the Woodcut Illustration “The Crucifixion” is taken from a woodcut by Baron Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1794-1872, a distinguished German artist known especially for his book, The Book of Books in Pictures. © WLS Permission granted for personal and congregational use.

Good Friday

Luke 23:39-43

How One Malefactor Died

The mission of Christ in the world was not yet completed. It will only come to a conclusion when He says so. Only then can He say, “It is finished!”

As He hangs on a cross; suspended between earth and space - He still exercised the right of forgiving sins and of blessing. He will absolve a man even at the 9^th hour. Because of his confession of faith. This confession is remarkable under the circumstances and limitations of the time. Tonight we consider the confession of a dying thief.

I. He revered God. In spite of his seedy past. In spite of his past misdeeds. In spite of his misspent life and failure. He turned to Christ when it mattered the most.

A. He rebuked a blasphemer. “Doest thou not even fear God?” (V.40)

In the garden when our first parents Adam and Eve committed quiet violence against God’s command, when they ate from the tree, when they tried to be like God by their own efforts, they became enemies of God instead.

1. As sons of Adam and daughters of Eve we disregard any respect for God. The 1^st commandment reminds us that we should fear, love and trust in God above all things. We fall headlong into sin because we lack respect and fear of God. All sin can be lumped together under this 1^st commandment.

2. Yet, our sin will catch up with us. No man can escape his own sin. Every sin you commit will hunt you down and find you out and make you pay. There is no escape. There has never been one sin committed on earth that the man who committed it did not suffer for it. Maybe now not now; but there will be a reckoning. There has never been one sin committed that paid. You may escape the law of man but you cannot escape the law of God.

We may demonstrate disrespect for God when we sin – but it is our sin which points us to the reality that we need to honor God - for He will ultimately come as judge and king. With the Psalmist we must confess; “If Thou Lord should mark iniquity O Lord, who would stand.”

B. The dying thief revered God. He manifested penitence for sin and confessed. “We indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds” (V.41)

1. When Adam fell headlong into sin He blamed God. “It was the woman which You gave me! She tricked me!” Eve points the finger at the serpent – she attributes her sin to the devil – “It was the serpent – he deceived me!” Both Adam and Eve were quick to charge someone else but they were both responsible. Both were held accountable.

2. The dying Thief learned the lesson which Adam and Eve could not. He was lead to true repentance. He acknowledged his sin. He was heart sorry for his sin. He was willing to take the punishment which he deserved.

C. He bore public witness to Jesus, “This man hath done nothing amiss” (V.41)

1. He came to the realization that Jesus was a blameless man. Jesus suffered innocently – He was guiltless suffering for the guilty. And in that great exchange you are free. He took your sin as His own and suffered for it so that you could receive from Him clemency for all your sin.

2. Jesus Christ the pure and holy Savior suffered innocently for our sin – for by His stripes we are healed.

Transition: Even at the 9th hour this man revered God and thus he prayed. Not to anyone or any form…he prayed to Christ, referring to Him as “Lord” – “Lord remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

II. He prayed.

A. As a believer – “Lord, remember me when thou comest into Thy kingdom.” (V.42) In the darkest “hour” humanly speaking, as death was looming over him he looked for that kingdom, when tried disciples fled, this man had faith in Jesus to enter into it.

B. The reward of such faith – “Verily I say unto thee, ‘Today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.” (V.43) Because of faith in Jesus’ work his death was a gate which leads to eternal life. When this dying thief died he took a walk from one end of the kingdom to the other from the kingdom of grace into the kingdom of glory. For us who remain here observing Christ’s suffering the promise spoken to this common thief is for you this night.

On that day heaven was open to a new believer. Jesus has promised to receive any who would come to Him by faith. In this eternal Kingdom of God we will live continually in the presence of the Lamb. “I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” (Revelation 21:22)

In that final hour a dying thief entered paradise. And so will you. Deserving has nothing to do with it. It’s all grace. It’s a gift.

THAT GREAT EXCHANGE—GOD’S MERCY AND FORGIVENESS PURCHASED AT THE COST OF HIS OWN SON! FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.

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Good Friday copyright (c) Ed Riojas, Higher Things

Friday, April 10, 2020

Good Friday - Parish Devotion

April 10, 2022

Good Friday

Collect of the Day

Hymn of the Day
LSB 454 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle;
Sing the ending of the fray.
Now above the cross, the trophy,
Sound the loud triumphant lay:
Tell how Christ, the world's redeemer,
As a victim won the day.

2 Tell how, when at length the fullness
Of the appointed time was come,
He, the Word, was born of woman,
Left for us His Father's home,
Blazed the path of true obedience,
Shone as light amidst the gloom.

3 Thus, with thirty years accomplished,
He went forth from Nazareth,
Destined, dedicated, willing,
Did His work, and met His death;
Like a lamb He humbly yielded
On the cross His dying breath.

4 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph,
Be for all the noblest tree;
None in foliage, none in blossom,
None in fruit your equal be;
Symbol of the world's redemption,
For the weight that hung on thee!

5 Unto God be praise and glory:
To the Father and the Son,
To the eternal Spirit honor
Now and evermore be done;
Praise and glory in the highest
While the timeless ages run.

Verse
John 12:23b
The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Introit
Psalm 38:1–4, 18, 22; antiphon: Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath!
For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has come down on me.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation;
there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
For my iniquities have gone over my head;
like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
I confess my iniquity;
I am sorry for my sin.
Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!
He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.