Spring 2020 Issue—Volume 24, No. 1
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This year’s 2020 Lent Preaching Workshop focused on the topic of “Christ’s Work of Creation and Re-Creation,” exploring some of the parallels between the days of creation and the events of Holy Week, with a view to Christocentric, Gospel-directed Lenten and Holy Week preaching from Ash Wednesday through Resurrection Sunday.
Dr. Don Wiley, who led this workshop on January 20, is willing to share his handouts. Please note, they do not include the theological foundation for his presentation during the first session. Devotional sermons are included at the end for each of the days.
If you would like a copy for your use, email [email protected] to request one.
Lent Lectionary Podcasts
There are lectionary podcasts available at www.ctsfw.edu/lectionarypodcast. Search for “Lent Series A” to find the podcasts specific to the season.
Concordia Theological Quarterly
Over 10,000 sermons, articles, teaching videos, and other resources are also available at media.ctsfw.edu. You can search by specific subjects, Scripture passages, or author (faculty, ordained ministers, Church forefathers, etc.).
For Worship Planners
www.ctsfw.edu/worship
Verses for Lent
While our “Alleluias” are put away for Lent, there are still options to sing the proper verse for the day. These verses are set for a unison choir or soloist and quickly learned. While they are all similar to one another (giving the feel of a series), they each uniquely reflect the text.
Verse for Lent 1 (Series A)
Verse for Lent 2 (Series A)
Verse for Lent 3 (Series A)
Verse for Lent 4 (Series A)
Verse for Lent 5 (Series A)
Lent Hymn Settings
LSB 425 – When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Stanza 3 for two-part voices)
LSB 440 – Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (Stanza 3 for unison choir or soloist and keyboard)
Holy Week
Our chapel staff has also prepared new resources for use during Holy Week, including a script and suggested hymn stanzas for the St. Matthew Passion account (to be used on Passion/Palm Sunday), and a musical setting of Psalm 22 (for use during the Stripping of the Altar on Maundy Thursday). This setting utilizes both organ and piano.
St. Luke Passion (script for multiple readers)Easter Vigil: How to enhance the Exsultet (video)
Easter Vigil: Music for the Exsultet (PDF)
Easter Vigil: Listening to the Exsultet (audio)
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