Today we have Peter's famous sermon preached to a throng outside the room where tongues of fire appeared over the heads of the hiding Apostles on Pentecost. Supposedly those present heard the message in their own tongues in a reversal of what supposedly occurred at the Tower of Babel. He preaches Christ crucified and asks those gathered to repent and be baptized.
The Psalmist declares his faith in God who has redeemed him from sin and death, therefore he will glorify God and give him praise.
The writer of the Epistle declares that our salvation is in Christ who was destined from the foundation of the earth.
The Gospel is the unique to Luke story of two previously unknown Disciples on the road to Emmaus. They are met by a stranger to whom they explain the events leading up to the Crucifixion and the disappearance of the body from the tomb. The stranger then supplies an elaborate commentary on the significance of Jesus' life as foretold in the Law and the Prophets. It is not until Jesus breaks bread with them that the two realize who their travel partner has been and at that point he disappears.
The message it would seem is that Jesus made manifest God's saving grace. His unconditional love that will redeem and forgive all who repent and confess their sin.
The Psalmist declares his faith in God who has redeemed him from sin and death, therefore he will glorify God and give him praise.
The writer of the Epistle declares that our salvation is in Christ who was destined from the foundation of the earth.
The Gospel is the unique to Luke story of two previously unknown Disciples on the road to Emmaus. They are met by a stranger to whom they explain the events leading up to the Crucifixion and the disappearance of the body from the tomb. The stranger then supplies an elaborate commentary on the significance of Jesus' life as foretold in the Law and the Prophets. It is not until Jesus breaks bread with them that the two realize who their travel partner has been and at that point he disappears.
The message it would seem is that Jesus made manifest God's saving grace. His unconditional love that will redeem and forgive all who repent and confess their sin.
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