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The Worship Anew program is a weekly, 30-minute Lutheran broadcast worship service that includes music, scripture readings, prayers, and a unique sermon. Each program is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Click here to receive our weekly worship program emailed to you on a weekly basis. To watch archived programs of Worship Anew, please visit our Vimeo page for a selection of programs.

APRIL 12, 2026

A Living Hope

Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer

Second Sunday of Easter - Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9; Readings: Psalm 148; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31

Wishful thinking or rock-solid certainty? The Christian understanding of “hope” differs radically from that of the unbeliever. A blood-stained cross and an empty tomb create an eternity-changing hope, “A Living Hope.”

A Cheerful Giver

April 16, 2026

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Am I a cheerful giver to others of what God has graciously given to me? Is He beaming forth when I cook, clean, volunteer, donate, listen, babysit, forgive, or give hugs? After washing His disciples’ feet, Jesus reminds us, “that you also should do just as I have done to you” (John 13:15b), showing humility and a servant heart. A cheerful giver generously reflects the grace and goodness given to them by God.