Apr-4 Liturgical Study for Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43 In this passage from Acts, Peter proclaimed the Good News to the household of Cornelius, a Roman centurion who was a righteous Gentile, observant of Jewish practices but a non-convert due to his position/rank in the army. Cornelius did not convert; conversion to Judaism meant resigning his commission in the Army, since military service required offering incense to an image of the Emperor as a sign of allegiance. Offering incense to the Emperor's image was considered to be idolatry to Jews. And the message from the apostles as personal witnesses to the death and resurrection of Jesus was clear, 'those who believed (regardless of nation, class, color or culture) in Christ (i.e., his "name") would receive the forgiveness that God offered to all.' Psalm 118 Christ is risen, Alleluia! But do we today bear witness “with great power” to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Colossians 3:1-4 After the resurrection of Christ believers shoul...