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Redeemer Lutheran Church - Fairhope, AL - LCMS

Maundy Thursday Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS

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A pastor compares Judas Iscariot to a communist-era greengrocer who stops living a lie.
The episode is a recording of a Maundy Thursday church service at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fairhope, Alabama. It begins with a corporate confession of sins and an absolution pronounced by the pastor. The Old Testament lesson is read from Exodus 12, detailing the instructions for the Passover, including the selection of a lamb and the marking of doorposts with blood. The Epistle lesson from 1 Corinthians 11 recounts the institution of the Lord's Supper by Jesus. The Gospel reading from John 13 describes Jesus washing the disciples' feet and giving the new commandment to love one another. The sermon forms the central teaching portion, opening with a reference to Vaclav Havel's essay about a greengrocer in communist Czechoslovakia who stops living a lie. The pastor draws a parallel, stating that Judas Iscariot is like the greengrocer but in reverse, as he maintains the appearance of discipleship while planning betrayal. The sermon examines Judas's motives, suggesting greed as a primary factor, and warns against serving two masters. It connects Judas's actions to receiving communion and having his feet washed, highlighting the danger of unrepentant sin. The pastor then explains the theological significance of foot washing, relating it to baptism and the need for daily repentance. The Nicene Creed is recited. The service concludes with extensive prayers, including intercessions for church leaders, government officials, the sick, mourners, military personnel, students, and specific individuals by name, with a focused prayer for Dave Decker who is on hospice care.

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A Maundy Thursday service where confession, Judas's hidden betrayal, and a hospice prayer meet beneath the cross.

Maundy Thursday is framed here as a service of confession, absolution, creed, communion, and the cross. The worshiper is named without flattery as a poor, miserable sinner, then met with forgiveness grounded in the grace of God and the merits of Jesus Christ.

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Press play when you want confession, absolution, and a sermon that reads Judas as a disciple living a lie.

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