For Christians, every First Day of the WeekâSunday is a Festival of the Resurrection. The 6th Sunday of Easter occurs this weekend and continues our celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Our triumphant refrain continues to be Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
God strengthens us Sunday by Sunday with His Word and the Means of Grace, including the Preaching of His Word, and the Fellowship of Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
The 6th Sunday of Easter brings our attention to both new and old Jerusalem in the Epistle from Revelation 21 and the Gospel from John 5.
In Revelation 21 John recounts the vision granted to him of âthe holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystalâ (vv. 10-11).
In John 5 we see Jesus in the old city of Jerusalem healing an invalid by the Pool of Bethesda near the Temple. John 5:2 reads âNow there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.â
On recent Sundays of Easter Godâs Word has pointed us to His new creationâboth earth and heaven. This Sunday we are reminded that our vocations remain yet in the old creation where, by Godâs grace, we are privileged yet to do much good.
You can access this Sundayâs Service Folder directly at this link.
Following Worship, we are all invited to regular fellowship with refreshments in the Christian Family Center. During fellowship, beginning around 10:30 am, the regular Sunday Zoom link will reopen so people can participate remotely in our Bible Study. Our study of occurrences of the name âSatanâ has now taken us to the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches in Asia, Revelation 2-3. The Sunday Bible Study Guide is posted with the Service Folder and can be accessed at this link. During May we will not have Thursday morning Bible Study.
God has brought us Pr Robert Stevens to be our fulltime Pastor/Overseer at Mt Calvary. His installation as Pastor of Mt Calvary will take place in a festival service on Sunday, 5 June, at 3 pm. Our District President, Pr Roger Schlechte, will preach and will install Pr Stevens. Plan to join us!
May God make it possible for you to join us in person or on Zoom at 9am this Sunday for hearing God's Word and offering prayer, praise, and thanksgiving to God.
If you cannot be among Godâs people in person this Sunday, you can join us by Zoom.
To join Zoom by computer, go to our home page. On the home page, to the right of the photo slideshow, click on âSunday Worshipâ and you will be taken directly to the Zoom link.
To join Zoom by phone, call (720) 707-2699. When prompted, enter this number: 581 701 506 ## (including the two pound signs at the end).
You can access this Sundayâs Resources directly at this link. The Zoom recording of the Service, if successful, will be available to any who ask by email to Pastor.MtCalvaryep@gmail.com and may be posted on the website, depending on availability of space.