Truth Lutheran Church worship center is located at the corner of 5th and Kingwood Streets near downtown Brainerd.
Truth Lutheran Church extends an invitation to worship to all who are seeking a relationship with Jesus Christ. Worship is at 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
Lessons for May 18, 2025 Acts 11:1–18
In defense of his earlier baptism of pagan believers, Peter demonstrates to the members of the Jerusalem church that God's intention to love Gentiles as well as Jews is revealed in Jesus' own testimony. In this way the mission to the Gentiles is officially authorized Revelation 21:1–6 John's vision shows us that in the resurrection the new age has dawned; God dwells with us already. Yet we wait for the time when the tears that cloud our vision will be wiped away. Then we will see the new heaven, new earth, and new Jerusalem. John 13:31–35 After washing the disciples' feet, predicting his betrayal, and then revealing his betrayer, Jesus speaks of his glorification on the cross. This deep complicated love of Jesus, even to death on the cross, will be the distinctive mark of Jesus' community. Comments have been prepared by Chris Haslam using reputable commentaries, and checked for accuracy by the Venerable Alan T Perry, of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton |
Sermons for Kids
Love one another as Jesus loved you.
John 13:31-35 Get Ready: Gather props for roles that kids will be able to identify, such as an artist, a firefighter, a fisherman, a musician, and a teacher. If you don’t have a partition, hang a bed sheet that you can walk behind to switch roles. Do This: SAY: I’ve prepared a fun game for us to play today. It’s a guessing game. Here’s how we play. I’ll put on a costume and pretend to have a specific role or job, and then you’ll have to guess who I am. Ready? Choose a role and then perform actions the person might perform if they were in that role. Take props from behind the partition to add to your persona until the kids guess who you are. Once the kids have guessed correctly, ask them how they knew who you were. Let kids take turns repeating the same process with new roles, while the other children guess who they are. Allow them to use the props for other roles they think of, as well. This game makes me think of our Bible passage for today. Jesus was teaching His friends, the disciples. He was getting ready to go to heaven and He wanted them to be ready, too. He told them, “You can’t go where I’m going. But when I leave, I want you to love others as I have loved you. Then they’ll know you’re My disciples.” Like in our game, you knew I was a [remind children of a role you played] because I [remind children of the actions you did and what you looked like]. Jesus says when we love others like He loved others, they’ll know we’re His friends. Would you like people to know you’re Jesus’ friend? We’ll think more about that today. PRAY: God, we want others to know we’re Jesus’ friends. Help us to love others like Jesus loved. In Jesus’ name, amen. kidsermons.com sermons4kids.com |