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05/25/2026

We invite you to memorize Colossians 3:12 with us this week.

Memorizing Scripture is a valuable practice for Christians, even in a digital age. Join us each week as we hide God's Word in our hearts.

Learn more at lcms.org/memoryverse.

05/25/2026

We are grateful for those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of our nation and our freedoms. May God’s peace be with those who are grieving.

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Worship Anew offices are closed Monday, May 25. We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday, May 26.

05/25/2026

May 25th is the day that the Church honors Bede the Venerable – Theologian, who lived in England AD 673-735. Bede, the last of the Early Church Fathers, was the first person to compile the history of the English church. Seven years after his birth in Northumbria, his parents placed him in a monastery in northern England. He devoted his entire life to teaching and writing, rarely leaving the monastery. Bede was the most learned man of his time, especially noted as a prolific writer of history. He is best known for his book “The Ecclesiastical History of the English People.” His careful use of sources made his book a model for historians in the Middle Ages. He also had a talent for interpreting Scripture and wrote several commentaries on several books of the Bible. “His most famous disciple, Cuthbert, reported that Bede was working on a translation of John’s Gospel into English when death came and that he died with the words of the Gloria Patri on his lips. He received the title ‘Venerable’ within two generations of his death and is buried in Durham Cathedral as one of England’s greatest saints.” (p. 376)

Let us pray: “Lord Jesus Christ, You want all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. We give You thanks for sending Bede the Venerable to the Christian Church. Protect and encourage all pastors who confess the true faith among the nations by proclaiming Christ crucified; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Prayer and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” p. 376.

Image: “The Last Chapter” by J. Doyle Penrose. Venerable Bede translates the Gospel of John on his deathbed. 1902. Public Domain.

05/24/2026

People who think they are healthy don’t go to the doctor, and those who are satisfied in themselves can’t accept a Savior. But to those whose sin has left them desolate — to the one whose life is dry and whose spirit is wilting — these words mean everything! We welcome back guest preacher, Pastor Thomas Eggold today, as he leads our Pentecost worship and speaks of the "Living Water." https://worshipanew.org/

05/18/2026

We invite you to memorize John 1:12 with us this week.

Memorizing Scripture is a valuable practice for Christians, even in a digital age. Join us each week as we hide God's Word in our hearts.

Learn more at lcms.org/memoryverse.

05/17/2026

Why celebrate Christ’s ascension? He visibly left this earth, and we cannot see Him! There are wonderful reasons to celebrate this event. Christ’s ascension lifts us to a higher reality. Rev. Dr. Walter Maier III leads our worship today with a message titled "Lifted to a Higher Reality." https://worshipanew.org/

05/14/2026

Forty days after Jesus’ resurrection, He stood on a hill near Jerusalem speaking with His disciples. As He was blessing them, He rose up before them into heaven. The disciples watched Him rise into heaven until He was hidden from them by a cloud. Today we celebrate this special day of Ascension in our churches. Jesus’ ascension to the throne of His Father was the end of His state of humiliation. Jesus sits at the right hand of God, no longer bound by time and space. He has taken up the power and authority that were His since before time. “Yet our Lord is present with us who remain bound by time and space. He is with us as true God and true man, exercising His rulership in the Church through the means of grace which He established: His Word and His Sacraments.” (p.302)

Let us pray: “Almighty God, as Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, ascended into the heavens, so may we also ascend in heart and mind and continually dwell there with Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” p. 301-302.

Image: “Christi Himmelfahrt” by Gebhard Fugel. Public Domain.

05/11/2026

We invite you to memorize Philippians 1:6 with us this week.

Memorizing Scripture is a valuable practice for Christians, even in a digital age. Join us each week as we hide God's Word in our hearts.

Learn more at lcms.org/memoryverse.

05/11/2026

Today, May 11, is the festival to honor Cyril and Methodius, who were missionaries to the Slavs. They were brothers from Greece who lived during the 800s AD. They left Thessalonica after they were ordained as priests. Cyril became a librarian at the Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople. In 862, the emperor sent the brothers as missionaries to what is now the Czech Republic, where they taught God’s Word in the native Slavic tongue. Cyril invented the Cyrillic alphabet for the Slavs, which provided a written language for the liturgy and Scriptures for the people. “This use of the vernacular established and important principle for evangelical missions.” (p. 1300) Here is an example of Cyrillic: Иисус любит тебя, which means Jesus loves you.

Let us pray: “Almighty and everlasting God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, You moved Your servant Cyril and his brother Methodius, to bring the light of the Gospel to the Slavs, a people broken by hostility and division. By the love of Christ, overcome all bitterness and strife among us, and form us into one united family who live under the mercies of the Prince of Peace; who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” p. 1299-1300.

Image: Icon of Cyril and Methodius holding the Cyrillic alphabet. 1848. Public Domain.

05/10/2026

Keepsakes — we all have them — those special things that remind us of special people, places, or events in our lives. God has given you keepsakes to remind you of what He’s done for you. He also has sent the Holy Spirit to help us to “Keep on Keeping.” We are led in worship this day by Pastor Scott Zeckzer, as we "Keep on Keeping." https://worshipanew.org/

05/09/2026

On May 9th, the church honors Job, the blameless and upright man who came from Uz, a land northeast of Canaan. His story, told in The Book of Job, examines the depths of his faith as he was tested through the sufferings God permitted. Despite the death of his ten children and the loss of his wealth and health, he refused to curse God when urged to do so by his friends. He said in Job 1: 21, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Later on, in the midst of his suffering, Job questioned the meaning and purpose of his suffering before God. Finally, the Lord revealed that a man cannot know the mysteries of God. Job’s faith in his Redeemer and the resurrection prevailed. In the end, the Lord restored Job’s wealth and blessed him with several more children.

Let us pray: “Lord God, heavenly Father, You showed forth as blameless, true, God-fearing, just and sanctified Your suffering prophet, the righteous Job. Through his valiant endurance and long-suffering patience, You taught us how to live in a broken world under Your great mercy as You set us free from our sins and rescued us from the punishments we deserve, through the all-sufficient sacrifice of Your only begotten Son, who with You and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” p. 1298-99.

Image: “Job” by Leon Bonnat. 1880. Public Domain.

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