April 21, 2024
St. Paul Lutheran LCMS
Julesburg, CO
970.474.2592
The Pathlight
Your word is a lamp to my feet and
a light to my path
Zion Lutheran L CMS
Big Springs, NE
308.289.5148
Ps. 119: 105
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04152024 Vol.5 Issue 19
The Risen Christ Eats?
“See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” Luke 24:39–41
“Have you anything here to eat?” Isn’t that a strange thing to hear from Jesus after the resurrection? “Have you anything here to eat?” But then of course, had a good reason to ask, because “a spirit does not have flesh and bones.”
This Jesus who appears to the disciples (and by the way, hiding behind locked doors) isn’t some ghost. He isn’t a figment of their imagination. He appears out of nowhere and stands among them in the flesh, and, we all know, flesh has to eat to live. The risen Jesus needed to eat then, just as much as you do, because He was there as a real, living person.
And there is the wonderful comfort. That Jesus, risen from the dead—the one who bore all your sins in His body, who died a horrible death on His cross, who descended into Hell and came back, who conquered death, who rose from the dead and lives even now—needed something to eat. Even after His resurrection, He is identifying with His creation. He is still completely man while being completely God, that so He eats with His friends.
To the disciples benefit because they are still …..a little bit unsure if all this is real. Luke says they “disbelieved for joy.” They were so absolutely stunned and overjoyed to see Jesus again that they couldn’t believe their own eyes. You’ve been there haven’t you? You get news about something that is so amazing and so incredible that you can’t believe it is real, even as you are jumping for joy when you hear the news.
Jesus calms them and reminds them and assures them that yes, He is with them in the flesh. “Have you anything here to eat?” Jesus does the most basic thing in life, He shares a meal with His friends, the disciple(S) whom He loves.
It’s Easter! Christ is risen! The faithful on earth celebrate the great festival of the Church! The alleluias are back! And lest we forget, Jesus eats because He became a man for you. He became a man to take your sins on Himself, to wash you with His blood, to fulfill God’s Law for you, and to make a place for you at His eternal feast to come. Pastor Christensen
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:1
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Fourth Sunday of Easter April 21, 2024
Divine Worship Service - Fourth Sunday pg.203 with Communion
Opening Hymn pg. 711 “Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us”
First Reading: Acts 4 :1-12
Epistle:1 John 3:16-24
Holy Gospel: John 10:11-18
Nicene Creed p, 206
Hymn # 709 “The king of Love My Shepherd Is”
Sermon
Offering
Prayer of the Church
Service of the Sacrament pg.208
Hymn #618 “I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table”
#740 “ I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb”
Benediction
Hymn #710 “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”
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Servants for St. Paul April Zion
Usher/Greeters –Brad Ehmke Dwight Ebke Ushers - Mark and Shelle
Acolytes Jace Lanckrit Heid Natalie –et Altar Guild
Tonia / Danielle
Organist - Gail Nicolaus
Calendar
April 21 – 8:00 Sunday School
Bible Study 10:00 Sunday School
9:00 Worship / C 11:00 Worship /C
April 24- 3:30 Midweek 3:30 Catechism
May 04 Church Spring Clean/up
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have
received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24
God Answers with Love
Why go to church, what good can it do? Well I have a story especially for you!
Our lives spin around like winds in a storm: the world has its values and calls them the norm.
But the norms keep on changing as fads come and go: The church is stability you’ll come to know.
The values you learn there are good, true, and right – the kind you’d want children to set in their sight.
These values the world could aspire to view -
May never happen - too good to be true?
But that doesn’t mean they cannot not be yours; You’d be surprised how they open up doors –
Doors to your heart, like never before, you learn to forgive and to smile so
much more.
You’ll start thinking of others instead of yourself, And take all the hatred right off of your shelf.
Feel good in yourself and others will see, Just how great Christ-centered living can be.
Now you may need help with all the above; It’s there for the asking; God answers with love.
He’ll help you achieve this worthwhile deed, But you must believe it’s a change that you need,
If you will agree, He’ll take it from there; Just listen to Him with feeling and care.
A strong part of your life will be in the Church, For peace of mind you will end the search. By Owen Kelly
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The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd does not withhold His own life for His sheep. He laid down His life on Good Friday as a sacrifice for our sins in order to take it up again on Easter Sunday. He did it all of His own authority for us. Therefore, we know that when He takes our lives up like the Good Shepherd that He is, we are in good hands that will carry us safely to eternal life.
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Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd, The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” 1 John 10:11