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Our focus for today is the reading from Acts, which is the account of Philip and the Ethiopian. We take our devotion from Growing in Christ Adult Bible Study.

Today’s devotion details how Johann Walter’s work influenced the involvement of the congregation in the worship service. The poem below also was written by Walter. These excerpts are from Music in Early Lutheranism.

The psalm of the day is our focus, and our devotion comes from The Twenty-third Psalm: Arch Books.

Our devotion for eleventh century theologian Anselm comes from Saints and Angels All Around.

We focus on the Gospel of the day with an excerpt from Concordia Commentary: Luke 9:51–24:53.

Our devotion focuses on the Epistle, specifically 1 John 1:2, in which John discusses Jesus’ incarnation and the purpose for His coming. The devotion is from Reformation Heritage Bible Commentary: General Epistles.

Christ is risen! On this glorious day, we read an excerpt from one of Walther’s Easter Day sermons as printed in Gospel Sermons, Volume 1.

We return to our Isaiah theme for Good Friday and read a devotion from Gospel Handles: Old Testament Lessons.

For this day during Holy Week, we focus on the reading from Mark with an excerpt from Welcome to the Lord’s Table.

Our devotion for Wednesday in Holy Week continues our Isaiah theme and comes from God Grant It.