From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.
Epistle – 1 Timothy 2:1-6
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.
Holy Gospel – John 16:23-30 (31-33)
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the sixteenth chapter.
“In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Lector: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ.
The Week Ahead
Sunday, May 10 – Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogate)
• 9:00 am Bible Study
• 10:00 am Divine Service
Wednesday: Bible Study 1:00 pm
Note: All who have been prepared in the Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod to receive the Lord’s Supper are welcome to the table. Communing in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod means you are baptized into the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, have membership in The LCMS, and have been prepared in this Church Body to receive Holy Communion. If you have not been prepared, please hold off and speak with Pastor Hoffman after the service. Thank you for respecting our beliefs.
Rogate – Ask!
On this Sixth Sunday of Easter, called Rogate (“Ask!”), Jesus encourages His disciples to pray in His name, promising that the Father will hear them and their joy will be full (John 16:23-30). The bronze serpent in Numbers 21 foreshadows Christ lifted up for our healing. Paul urges us to pray for all people, especially those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-6). Psalm 107 calls us to give thanks for God’s steadfast love and His deliverance. Even as Jesus warns of coming tribulation, He assures us, “I have overcome the world.” Today we are invited to bring all our needs to the Father in Jesus’ name, confident that He hears and answers for our good.
