Preparation for Sunday Service
For Sunday the 19th of April, 2026 (Third Sunday of Easter)
As we gather for worship this Sunday, the Scripture readings point to the effects of the death and resurrection of Christ on those who come to know Him. When they recognized their complicity in the death of the Lord, the crowd asked: “What shall we do?” When they heard Peter’s appeal, three thousand repented and were baptized, trusting Jesus as their Lord and Savior. In the Epistle reading Peter reminds us that we were redeemed at great cost, and therefore our life and hope center in God. Cleopas and the other disciple who heard the Scriptures from the risen Lord’s own mouth had their hearts set on fire by that Word. God grant his holy Gospel to transform and empower us to live each day as his people, praising him to those around us.
