All Glory, Laud, and Honor
To You, Redeemer, King
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, mighty in battle!
Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah
Psalm 118:26; 24:7–10
Blessed Saturday! May the peace of Our Lord Jesus be with you and yours.
The hymn of the day for Palm Sunday (also celebrated as Sunday of the Passion) follows. Check out John 12:12-15; Psalm 118:26; and Psalm 24:7-9 as well.
All glory, laud, and honor
To You, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
You are the King of Israel
And David’s royal Son,
Now in the Lord’s Name coming,
Our King and Blessèd One.
The company of angels
Is praising You on high,
And we with all creation
In chorus make reply.
The multitude of pilgrims
With palms before You went:
Our praise and prayers and anthems
Before You we present.
To you before Your passion
They sang their hymns of praise;
To You, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise.
As You received their praises,
Accept the prayers we bring,
O Source of ev'ry blessing,
Our good and gracious King.
LSB 442
Almighty God, grant us a steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, a cheerful hope in Your mercy, and a sincere love for You and one another; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:1-2
Join us this year as we continue our study of and meditation on the Epistle to the Hebrews.
The Lutheran Study Bible (CPH) teaches:
Though Moses was a faithful servant in God’s household, Jesus is the faithful Son. Since Jesus calls you to your heavenly home, you can be confident that you will share in God’s glory. However, beware not to boast of your own faithfulness. Only God is holy and righteous. In Christ, you freely share in God’s holiness. He is calling you to glory.
Lord Jesus, Son of the Father, fill me with Your Spirit of faithfulness. Amen.
Hebrews 3:1-6, Jesus Greater Than Moses
3 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. 3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
Here are a few notes from TLSB:
3:1 holy brothers…calling. All people God the Father has adopted through faith in His Word (John 1:12-13). No one can, by his own power, make himself holy. But God calls people to share in His gift of holiness (1 Pt 1:15).
3:2 just as Moses. Greatest OT example of a faithful leader. But Jesus surpasses Moses as the faithful leader in worship and in life.
3:3 the builder…has more honor. The Creator has more honor than what is created, because what is created depends on the Creator for its existence.
3:4 the builder of all things is God. All creation owes its being and daily life to God.
3:5 a servant to testify. A servant does the will of the master without necessarily knowing what the master has in mind. But God the Father makes the fullness of His will known through Jesus the Son (Jn 15:15).
3:6 we are His house. We share in all the blessings that God wills to give us. With Jesus the Son, we are heirs of the Father (Rm 8:17; Gal 3:26).
And here are a couple of great podcasts to check out:
The Book of Hebrews, Part 5 (Hebrews 3:1-6) — Pr. Will Weedon, 3/17/20
Introducing the Books of the Bible: Hebrews — Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller, 5/18/20
This Week in the Church Year
Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion) — 24 Mar
Monday in Holy Week — 25 Mar
The Annunciation of Our Lord — 25 Mar
Tuesday in Holy Week — 26 Mar
Wednesday in Holy Week — 27 Mar
Holy (Maundy) Thursday — 28 Mar
Good Friday — 29 Mar
Holy Saturday — 30 Mar
Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) is a short prayer found in the historic liturgy of the Church. It comes into English from Latin, itself a transliteration from the Greek…Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
Pronunciation: KEER-ee-ay il-AY-iss-on
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