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“For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.” His going away is the condition of that coming. And what comes, or more precisely, who comes in His going away is the Spirit of truth, the Comforter, the One who will take what is [the Lord Jesus’] and declare it to you. Namely: the forgiveness Christ won on the Cross, the righteousness He earned in that perfect life laid down, and the life that burst from the tomb on the Third Day. None of it reaches you without His

Readings: Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6 Epistle: James 1:16-21 Holy Gospel: John 16:5-15 Sermon manuscript: download Sermon: Sermon based on John 16:5-15 * In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Dearly beloved by the Lord: The Easter celebration continues. Four Sundays after Easter, and still the joyous news that Christ Jesus, our Saviour, has arisen from the dead rings in our ears and soun

This is the sum and substance of the glorious and wondrous preaching of the Holy Gospel: Yes, you are a poor, miserable sinner deserving...

April 28, 2024 -- Divine Service