2020-03 (Page 2)
Opening Prayer Lord, give us the Bread of Life. Amen. Text: John 6:1-15 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. And Jesus went up on a mountain,…
Opening Prayer Lord, let it become clear to us what You suffered and why You suffered so. Amen. Text: John 19:1 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. Four soldiers tied Jesus to a post and scourged His back with leather whips that had iron barbs. “I gave My back to those who struck…
Opening Prayer Clothe us, Lord, with Your righteousness and purity. Amen. Text: Matthew 27:23-25 Then the governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!” When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took…
Foreword In 1527 the epidemic referred to as the Black Death raged through Germany, including the city of Wittenberg. Duke John ordered the professors and students of Wittenberg University to move to the city of Jena for safety. Professor Martin Luther, who also served as a local pastor, refused to leave and remained to comfort…
The pandemic, or panic-demic, is casting a pall of deadly fear over the globe. People want to hear from government officials. They want to hear most of all from the medical experts and the vaccination researchers. The public wants to be assured and reassured that the ones in the know are – to their best…