2021-05 (Page 2)
On Tuesday, May 18, the Directors of Our Saviour Lutheran Church met and discussed changes to the COVID precautions. The decision was as follows, Masks are not required outside. Masks are required for entry and while moving about in the church building and fellowship hall. Masks are optional while seated in the sanctuary in the…
Opening Prayer God, pour out Your love in our hearts by Your Holy Spirit. Amen. Text: John 3:16–21 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn…
Opening Prayer O God the Holy Spirit, grant us heavenly fire in our hearts and on our tongues. Amen. Text: Acts 2:1–11 Now when the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and…
Opening Prayer Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord! Be all Thy graces now outpoured On each believer’s mind and heart: Thy fervent love to them impart. Amen. (M. Luther, ELH 2) Text: John 14:23–31 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him,…
Opening Prayer Lord, grant us grace to believe and hear Your promises. Amen. Text: Joel 2:28–32 “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; And also on…
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, awaken true comfort in our soul, and refresh us with Your Spirit. Amen. Text: John 7:37–40 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has…
Opening Prayer Lord God, heavenly Father, make us alive by Your Holy Spirit. Amen. Text: Isaiah 44:1–5 “Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. Thus says the Lord who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you: ‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant; and you,…
Opening Prayer Lord, open our eyes. Amen. Text: First John 3:1–6 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet…
Opening Prayer Lord, silence our soul before You. Amen. Text: Psalm 62:1–8 Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of…