“…Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
HYMNS FOR THE DAY
- Opening Hymn “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” (LSB 487) Text under “more” in video.
- Hymn of the Day “O Sons and Daughters of the King” (LSB 470)
- Distribution Hymns
- “We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight” (LSB 720)
- “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” (LSB 549)
- “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing” (LSB 475) Text in “closed captioning” in video.
- “He’s Risen, He’s Risen” (LSB 480)
- Closing Hymn “Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go” (LSB 920) Text under “more” in video.
second sunday of easter
Sermon
A note from Pastor regarding his sermon:
Each year in the three-year lectionary, we read the same Gospel lesson on the Second Sunday of Easter. That lesson includes the familiar story of “Doubting Thomas,” who was absent the first time the resurrected Jesus appeared to His disciples on the evening of Easter.
There is actually quite a bit going on in this reading, even though it is often overshadowed by the story of Thomas and his doubt. But upon careful reflection, we can see how the story ties together several different things that are relayed in this Gospel reading, so that we can confess along with Thomas that Jesus is “My Lord and my God!”