INTROIT: Praise God!  Christ arose same-as HE said.  Christ arose from the dead.  Praise God.  Give thanks to the Lord, because HE is good; HIS love continues forever.  Let HIS people now say that HIS mercy continues forever.  People pushed me and I almost fell, but the Lord helped me.  I will thank YOU because YOU answered me and saved me.  The stone that the builders threw-away now becomes the chief stone for the corner.  Now is the day that the Lord made; we will be-excited and be-happy in HIM.  Blessed is the person coming in the name of the Lord; in the house of the Lord we bless YOU.

COLLECT: O God, YOU gave YOUR only Son to suffer death on the cross for our salvation, and YOU freed us from the pain of death by Jesus' glorious arising.  Help us to kill our sins every day so-that we can live with Jesus forever in happiness.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord.  Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

EXODUS 15:1-11
     1.  Then MOSES and the Jewish people sang to the Lord, "I will sing to the Lord, my victorius God.  Horses and riders drowned in the sea.
     2.  The Lord is my support and my strong helper and my Savior.  HE is my God, and I will praise HIM.  HE is God for my father, and I will give HIM glory.
     3.  The Lord is a soldier.  HIS name is Lord.
     4.  The EGYPTIAN war CHARIOTS and soldiers drowned in the sea.  The best officers drowned in the Red Sea.
     5.  The deep water covered them, and they sank-fast same-as a stone.
     6.  Lord, YOUR right hand is wonderfully strong.  Lord, YOUR right hand destroyed the enemy.
     7.  All the enemies against YOU are-destroyed by YOUR great power.  YOUR hot anger burns-up them same-as dry grass burns-up.
     8.  With YOUR breath YOU make waves, and the flowing-waters are-stopped same-as a DAM; the waters become same-as frozen in the middle of the sea.
     9.  The enemy said that they will chase and catch us and steal our things, and they will revenge.  They will come with swords to destroy us.
    10.  But YOU blew the wind, the sea covered them, and they sank same-as heavy stones in the great sea.
    11.  Lord, who is the same-as YOU?  There are no gods same-as YOU; wonderfully holy, to praise with honor, doing wonderful things.

I CORINTHIANS 15:1-11
     1.  My dear Christians, I tell you the Good Story I before brought you and you accepted that.
     2.  You heard that, and you are saved by that if you believe the words I told you, except you before fooling about believing.
     3.  I told you the same thing I learned, something very important, that Christ died for our sins same-as the Holy Writings said will happen.
     4.  Jesus became buried, and Jesus arose on the third day same-as the Holy Writings said will happen.
     5.  PETER saw Jesus, then the twelve friends, then more than 500 Christians saw Jesus all at the same time.
     6.  Most of those people are still living today, but a few died.
     7.  Then JAMES saw Jesus, then all the followers.
     8.  Last of all, I saw Jesus, and I am same-as a baby born at the wrong time.
     9.  I am the last friend to join with Jesus, and I am not worthy to be-named a friend, because I first persecuted God's church.
    10.  God's love changed me, and HIS love wasn't wasted on me.  But I did much more work than all the other friends, still it wasn't me, but God's love did all the work through me.
    11.  Now, indifferent if I did it or other friend did it, that we all preach the same, and this you must believe.

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

LUKE 24:1-11
     1.  Very early on Sunday morning the women came to the grave bringing the perfume that they bought.
     2.  The women found the stone rolled-away from the grave.
     3.  But happened the women entered the grave, they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus.
     4.  While the women worried about that,  suddenly two men stood near the women dressed in clothes that shone same-as lightening.
     5.  The women were-scared, and they bowed-their-faces-to-the-ground.
     6.  "Why do you search among the dead, because Jesus is alive?"  the two men asked the women.  "Jesus is not here; Jesus is arisen.
     7.  Remember Jesus told you while HE was in GALILEE; the Son of Man must be-given into the hands of sinful people, be-crucified, and arise on the third day."
     8.  The women remembered Jesus said that.  The women began leaving the grave and came to town and told everything that happened to the eleven friends and all the other people.
     9.  The names of the women telling the story were MARY MAGDALENE.
    10.  JOHANNA, and MARY, the mother of JAMES.
    11.  The eleven friends thought that the story was silly and refused to believe the women.
 
 

INTROIT: You must want the pure spiritual milk, same-as new born babies want milk, that you can grow in your faith, now that you tasted that the Lord is good.  Praise God!  Thank the Lord, shout HIS name, tell the nations all the things God did.  Sing to God, sing praise to HIM; tell all HIS wonderful works.  Give glory to HIS holy name; you people searching-for the Lord be-happy in your heart.  Search-for the Lord and HIS strength; search continually.  Remember the wonderful things HE did, HIS works and HIS judgments.  HE remembers HIS agreement forever that HE ordered for thousands of years.

COLLECT: Almighty God, we celebrated with happiness the day of our Lord's arising.  Now we ask for the help of YOUR love to show the power of the arising in all we say and all we do.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord.  Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 5:12, 17-32
    12.  Jesus' friends did many wonderful works and powerful things, and all the people saw these things.  Jesus' friends stood together in the temple.
    17.  The high priest and all his friends became very jealous.
    18.  They arrested Jesus' friends and put them in jail.
    19.  But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the jail door, and the angel brought the men outside and said,
    20.  "Go and stand in the temple.  Tell the people everything about the new life in Jesus."
    21.  Happened the men heard that, they obeyed and went into the temple very early and began teaching the people.  The high priest and his friends came to the temple.  Then they called a meeting of all the Jewish leaders and all the important older men, and sent some men to the jail to bring Jesus' friends.
    22.  Happened they went to the jail, they couldn't find Jesus' friends, so they came and told the Jewish leaders.
    23.  They said, "The jail was-closed and locked.  The soldiers stood there, but we opened the doors and the jail was-empty."
    24.  The chief officer and priests heard that and became confused.  They wondered about what will happen now!
    25.  Then another man came and told them, "The men you put in jail are now standing in the temple teaching the people."
    26.  Then the chief officer and soldiers went and brought Jesus' friends, but they didn't force them, because they were-afraid of the people.  They were-afraid the people will become angry and kill the soldiers with stones.
    27.  The soldiers brought Jesus' friends to the meeting to stand in-front-of the Jewish leaders.
    28.  The high priest asked, "We told you never to teach about Jesus!  But see, you did it again!  You teach all-over the city JERUSALEM, and you make us responsible for the death of Jesus."
    29.  PETER and the other men answered, "We must obey God, not you!
    30.  You killed Jesus.  You crucified HIM.  But God, the same God our fathers worshipped, HE arose Jesus from death!
    31.  Jesus is the person that God arose to reign, and God made Jesus our Leader and Savior.  God did that so all Jews could change their hearts and lives, and then God can forgive their sins.
    32.  We saw all these things happen, and we can say these things are true.  The Holy Spirit also shows us that these things are true.  God gave HIS Spirit to all people obeying HIM."

REVELATION 1:4-18
     4.  This letter is from JOHN to the seven churches in the country named ASIA:  Grace and peace to you from the God of the past, the present, and the future; and from the seven Spirits in-front-of God's throne;
     5.  And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to arise from death, the One reigning over all kings on earth.  Jesus is the One loving us; HE freed us from our sins with HIS blood.
     6.  Jesus made us a nation of priests to serve God the Father.  Jesus has glory and power forever!  Amen!
     7.  See, Jesus comes through the clouds, and everyone will see HIM, also those people that killed HIM; all people on earth will shout because of HIM.  Yes, this will happen!  Amen!
     8.  The Lord God says, "I am the First and the Last; I am the God of the past, the present, and the future; I am the all powerful reigner.
     9.  I, your brother JOHN, I suffer with you because of the Lord.  I write this letter to you.  I also share the patience that Jesus gives, and we will share in HIS kingdom.  The Jews sent me to the island named PATMOS, because I preached the Word of God and told the things I knew about Jesus Christ.
    10.  On the Lord's Day I was-worshipping, and quickly I heard a loud voice behind me same-as a trumpet-blast, saying,
    11.  "I am the A and the Z, the First and the Last."  Then I heard HIM say, "Write everything you see, and send your letter to the seven churches in the country named TURKEY, to the cities named EPHESUS, SMYRNA, PERGAMUS, THYATIRA, SARDIS, PHILADELPHIA, and LAODICEA."
    12.  Happened I turned to see the person talking, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
    13.  And among them I saw a person that seemed to be Jesus that named HIMSELF, "The Son of Man", dressed in a long robe with a gold band-around-HIS-chest.
    14.  HIS hair was white same-as snow, and HIS eyes shone same-as fire.
    15.  HIS feet shone same-as polished BRONZE, and HIS voice seemed same-as waves on the SHORE.
    16.  Jesus had seven stars in HIS right hand and a sharp sword in HIS mouth, and HIS face shone same-as the strong sun without clouds.
    17.  Happened I saw HIM, I fell-down in-front-of HIS feet, but HE touched me with HIS right hand and said, "Don't fear...indifferent that I am the First and the Last,
    18.  The Living God that died and now lives always, and I have the keys to hell and death, don't fear."

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

JOHN 20:19-31
    19.  On the first day of the week in the evening, Jesus' friends locked the doors, because they feared the Jews.  Then Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace to you."
    20.  After Jesus said this, HE showed them HIS hands and HIS side.  Then Jesus' friends were-happy because they saw the Lord.
    21.  Then Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you.  Same-as MY Father sent ME, I also send you."
    22.  And after HE said this, Jesus breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
    23.  If you forgive the sins of anyone, their sins I forgive.  If you refuse to forgive their sins, I will not forgive their sins."
    24.  But THOMAS, also named DIDYMUS, wasn't with the friends during Jesus' appearance.  And THOMAS was one of the twelve friends.
    25.  Then the other friends told THOMAS, "We saw the Lord."  But THOMAS said, "I must see the NAIL holes in HIS hands and touch that, and I must touch HIS side or I will not believe."
    26.  Eight days later Jesus friends were again in the house and THOMAS was with them.  They locked the doors, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace to you."
    27.  Then Jesus said to THOMAS, "Your hand touch MY hands and MY side.  Don't doubt, but believe."
    28.  THOMAS answered, "My Lord and my God."
    29.  Jesus said to him, "Because you see ME, you believe?  Happy are people with faith in ME, but they not-yet see ME."
    30.  Jesus did many other wonderful works in-front-of HIS friends, but these works are not written in this book.
    31.  But the wonderful works you read in this book are written that you can believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing you can have eternal life through HIS name.
 
 

INTROIT: With YOU, Lord, is perfect happiness.  Near YOUR right hand is happiness forever.  I shall praise YOU, O Lord, because YOU helped me, and YOU didn't let my enemies laugh at me.  O Lord, my God, I called to YOU and YOU healed me.  O Lord, YOU led my soul from the grave;  YOU saved me from going to hell.  Sing to the Lord, you dear people; praise HIS holy name.  Because HIS anger is for a short time, but HIS love stays for a long time;  crying maybe will continue all-night, but happiness begins in the morning.

COLLECT: O Almighty and eternal God, YOU show us that YOU finished saving us through the arising of our Lord Jesus, help us to show in our lives the same-as we confess with our lips.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord.  Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 9:1-20
     1.  In JERUSALEM SAUL tried to scare and kill the people following Jesus.  SAUL went to see the high priest.
     2.  SAUL asked him to write letters to the Jews in the church in the city named DAMASCUS giving permission to SAUL to find the followers of Jesus and to arrest them and bring them to JERUSALEM.
     3.  SAUL went to DAMASCUS.  Happened he came near the city, a very bright-light from the sky shone on him.
     4.  SAUL fell-down, and he heard a voice saying, "SAUL! SAUL! Why are you doing bad things to ME?"
     5.  SAUL said, "Who are you, Lord?"  The voice answered, "I am Jesus.  I am the person  you persecute.
     6.  Stand-up and go into town.  Someone will come and tell you everything you must do."
     7.  The men travelling with SAUL stood there.  They said nothing.  The men heard the voice, but they saw no one.
     8.  SAUL stood-up, opened his eyes, but he couldn't see.  The men with SAUL took his hand and led him to DAMASCUS.
     9.  For three days SAUL couldn't see; he didn't eat or drink.
    10.  A follower of Jesus named ANANIAS lived in DAMASCUS.  The Lord spoke to ANANIAS in a dream and said, "ANANIAS!"  He answered, "Here I am, Lord."
    11.  The Lord said, " Stand and go to the street named STRAIGHT and find the house of the man named JUDAS.  Ask to see the man named SAUL from the city named TARSUS.  SAUL is now praying there.
    12.  SAUL dreamed that a man named ANANIAS came and put-his-hands on SAUL, and then SAUL can see."
    13.  But ANANIAS answered, "Lord, many people told me about that man.  They told me about many bad things SAUL did to your believers in JERUSALEM.
    14.  Now SAUL comes here to DAMASCUS, and the priests gave him the power to arrest all YOUR believers here."
    15.  But the Lord told ANANIAS, "Go!  I chose SAUL for an important work.  He must tell kings about ME, tell the Jewish people, and tell other nations.
    16.  I will show SAUL the things he must suffer for MY name."
    17.  ANANIAS went to the house of JUDAS, and put-his-hands on SAUL and said, "SAUL, my brother, the Lord Jesus sent me.  You saw Jesus on the road, and now Jesus sent me to help you see again and to fill you with the Holy Spirit."
    18.  Quickly, SAUL'S eyes became healed and he saw again.  SAUL stood-up and got-baptized.
    19.  Then SAUL ate began to become strong again.  SAUL stayed with Jesus' followers in DAMASCUS for a few days.
    20.  Then SAUL began to preach about Jesus in the Jewish churches, and told the people, "Jesus is the Son of God!"

REVELATION 5:11-14
    11.  Then I looked and heard angels -- thousands and millions of angels.  They stood around the throne with the four living animals and the ELDERS, and they sang in a loud voice:
    12.  "The Lamb that was-killed -- HE is worthy to receive power, and wealth, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and praise."
    13.  And I heard every living thing in heaven, on earth and in the sea -- all living things in the world -- all singing: "Give praise and honor and glory and power to HIM sitting on the throne and to the Lamb, forever and ever."
    14.  And the four living animals answered, "Amen -- yes, true, let it happen,"  and the ELDERS bowed-down and worshipped.

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

JOHN 21:1-14
     1.  Later Jesus showed HIMSELF again to HIS friends at the lake named GALILEE.
     2.  PETER, THOMAS, NATHANAEL, JAMES, JOHN, and two other friends of Jesus were together.
     3.  PETER said, "I am-going fishing."  The others said, "We will go also."  They all entered a boat, but that night they fished and got nothing.
     4.  In the morning Jesus stood on the shore, but the men didn't-know that was Jesus.
     5.  Jesus asked, "Did you catch any fish?"  The men answered, "No!"
     6.  Jesus told the men, "Your NETS drop on the right side of the boat and you will find fish."  The men did that and now the NETS were filled with fish that they couldn't pull-it-in.
     7.  The friend that Jesus loved much named JOHN said to PETER, "That is Jesus."  PETER heard that and put-on-his-coat and tied-his-belt and jumped into the water.
     8.  But the other friends stayed in the boat and pulled the NETS filled with fish to the shore.
     9.  Happened the friends rowed the boats to the shore, they saw a fire with some fish cooking and some bread.
    10.  Jesus said, "Bring some of the fish you caught."
    11.  PETER entered the small boat and pulled the NET to shore.  The NET was filled with 153 big fish, but still the NET didn't get torn.
    12.  Jesus said, "Come and eat."  None of the men asked, "Who are you?"
    13.  They knew that was Jesus.  Then HE came, took the bread, and gave the bread to them and also the fish.
    14.  This was the third time Jesus showed HIMSELF to HIS friends after HE arose from the dead.
 
 

INTROIT: I am the Good Shepherd; I know MY sheep and MY sheep know ME, and I give-up MY life for the sheep.  The Lord is my shepherd, I need nothing.  HE makes me lay-down in green growing places, HE leads me near the quiet rivers, HE supports my soul. HE leads me on the correct ways because-of HIS name. Happens I walk through the dark valley named death, I will not fear trouble, because YOU are with me.  YOUR wooden stick and YOUR shepherd's staff comfort me.  YOU prepare for me a table in-front-of my enemies; YOU pour perfume on my head;  my cup is full and overflowing.  Yes, YOUR goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will live in the Lord's house forever.

COLLECT: Almighty God, mercy filled Father, because YOU awake from death the Shepherd of YOUR sheep, fill us with the Holy Spirit that we will hear the voice of our Shepherd and follow HIM that sin and death will never take-away us from YOU.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord.  Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 13:15-16a, 26-33
    15.  The leaders of the Jewish Church read from the Law of MOSES and from the writings of the Prophets.  Then they sent an invitation to PAUL and his friends: "Brothers, we invite you to speak to the people, if you have a word to encourage them."
    16.  PAUL stood-up and spoke:
    26.  "Friend Jews, children of ABRAHAM, and all you others that worship God.  This story of salvation is sent to us.
    27.  The people living in JERUSALEM and their leaders didn't-know Jesus is the Savior, and they didn't understand the words of the Prophets they read every worship day.  But they made the words of the Prophets happen true by condemning Jesus.
    28.  Indifferent they found no good reason to kill HIM, they asked governor PILATE to give HIM death.
    29.  After they did everything to HIM same-as the Holy Writings say, then they took HIM from the cross and laid HIM in a grave.
    30.  But God raised Jesus from death,
    31.  And for many days HE appeared to those that came with HIM from GALILEE to JERUSALEM.  They are now telling about HIM to the people.
    32.  And we bring you the Good Story.  God gave a promise to our fathers,
    33.  But HE kept HIS promise to us and to our children -- HE raised Jesus to life.  Same-as it-is-written in the second PSALM: 'YOU are MY Son.  Today I become YOUR Father.'"

REVELATION 7:9-17
     9.  JOHN writes:  After this I looked and saw a large crowd of people.  No one could count all the people.  They came from every nation, and group, and family, and language.  They stood in-front-of the throne and the Lamb.  They were dressed in white robes with PALMS in their hands.
    10.  They shouted with a loud voice, "Our salvation comes from the Lamb and from our God sitting on the throne."
    11.  All the angels stood around the throne and the ELDERS and four living animals.  They bowed-down in-front-of the throne with their faces on the ground and worshipped God,
    12.  Saying, "Amen!  Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength belong to our God forever!  Amen."
    13.  One of the ELDERS asked me, "These people dressed in white robes -- who are they and where do they come from?"
    14.  I answered, "I don't-know, lord, but you know."  He said to me, "These are people that came through great suffering.  They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb, and their robes became white.
    15.  That is the reason they stand in-front-of the throne of God and serve HIM day and night in HIS temple.  HE sitting on the throne is with them and protects them.
    16.  They will never become hungry or thirsty again.  The sun and the heat will never burn them.
    17.  Because the Lamb in-front-of the throne will be their Shepherd.  HE will lead HIS people to water flowing always, and God will wipe-away every tear from their eyes."

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

JOHN 10:22-30
    22.  Now happened the time of the year for the celebration named LIGHT at the temple.
    23.  Jesus walked on the PORCH of SOLOMON in the temple.
    24.  Some Jews met around HIM and asked HIM, "We are still wondering?  Tell us honestly, are you the promised Savior?"
    25.  Jesus said, "I finished told you, but you didn't believe ME.  I work in MY Father's name, and MY deeds speak for ME;
    26.  But you will not believe, because you are not MY sheep.
    27.  MY sheep listen to MY voice.  I know them, and they follow ME.
    28.  I give them eternal life.  MY sheep will never be-lost, and no one can take-away them from ME.
    29.  MY Father gave them to ME, and HE is greater than all others.  NO one can take-away them from MY Father.
    30.  The Father and I are the same."
 
 

INTROIT: In a short time you will not see ME, and then later you will see ME.  I will give glory to YOU, my God, my King, and I will praise YOUR name forever.  Every-day I will praise YOU and celebrate YOUR name forever.  The Lord is full-of mercy and kindness, slow to anger and full-of much love.  All YOUR works will thank YOU, O Lord, and YOUR holy people will praise YOU.  My mouth will speak words of praise to the Lord, and let all people praise HIS holy name forever.

COLLECT: O God, make the wishes of YOUR faithful people the same-as YOUR wishes.  Make us love the things YOU command and make us want to have the gifts that YOU promise.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord. Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 13:44-52
    44.  The next Saturday almost the whole town met to hear God's Word.
    45.  Happened the Jewish leaders saw all the people, they became very jealous.  They disagreed with the things PAUL said and criticized PAUL.
    46.  PAUL and BARNABAS bravely said, 'We speak God's Word to you first, but because you refuse the Word and decide yourselves not worthy of everlasting life, we will now speak to the non/Jewish people.
    47.  The Lord commanded us to do that.  God said, 'I made you same-as a light for the non/Jewish people to save all people on earth.'"
    48.  The non/Jewish people were happy to hear the things the Lord said and praised God for that, and everyone that God chose for eternal life believed the Word of God.
    49.  The Lord's Word spread all over the country.
    50.  But the Jewish leaders excited the women worshipping with them and excited all the leaders in the town.  These people began to persecute PAUL and BARNABAS and chased them out of the country.
    51.  PAUL and BARNABAS then shook-the-dirt from their feet and went to the city named ICONIUM.
    52.  At the same time the other friends of Jesus continued to be full of happiness and full of the Holy Spirit.

REVELATION 21:1-5
     1.  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.  The first heaven and the first earth disappeared and the sea was all-gone.
     2.  And I saw the Holy City, that new JERUSALEM, coming-down-out-of heaven from God ready same-as a bride dressed for meeting her husband.
     3.  I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne, "Now God's home is with the people.  HE shall live with them, and they will be HIS people.  God HIMSELF will be with them, and HE will be their God.
     4.  HE will wipe-away all tears from their eyes.  There will be no more death, no more grieving or crying or pain.  The old things are disappeared."
     5.  And the Person sitting on the throne said, "See, I make all things new."  And HE said to me, "Write, because these are true and faithful words."

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

JOHN 13:31-35
    31.  Happened JUDAS leave, then Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man receives glory, and God receives glory.  God will give glory to the Son of Man, yes, God will give glory now."
    32.  Jesus said, "Children, I am with you for a short time.
    33.  You will search for ME, but the same-as I told the Jewish leaders, I tell you now: the place I am going, you can't come.
    34.  I am giving you a new command: Love one-another!  Love one-another, the same-as I loved you.
    35.  By your loving one-another everyone will know that you are MY friends."
 
 

INTROIT: Come and listen, all you people honoring God; let me tell-you the things God did for me.  Shout with happiness to God all you on earth!  Sing about the glory of HIS name; give glory to God with praise!  Praise your God, all you nations, let all people hear your praise; because God keeps us alive and doesn't let our feet slip.  Praise God, because HE heard my prayers and showed much love to me.

COLLECT: Lord, because YOU promised to give us the things we ask in the name of YOUR only Son, teach us correctly to pray and with all YOUR holy people to give-YOU worship and praise.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord.  Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 14:8-18
     8.  In the city named LYSTRA lived a man crippled from birth, and he never walked.
     9.  The man sat and listened to PAUL speak.  PAUL looked and knew that man believed that God can heal him.
    10.  PAUL spoke loudly, "Stand-up!"  The man stood-up and began walking around.
    11.  The people saw that and began shouting in their own language, "The gods become same-as men, and now the gods come here with us!"
    12.  The people began to give BARNABAS the name ZEUS. PAUL they named HERMES because he was the chief speaker.
    13.  The temple honoring ZEUS was near the city, and the priest from that temple brought some BULLS and flowers and wanted to give a gift to worship PAUL and BARNABAS.
    14.  But happened that PAUL and BARNABAS understood their actions, they became angry and tore their clothes and said,
    15.  "People, why are you doing this?  We aren't gods. We have the same feelings you have.  We came to tell you the Good Story, that you will stop worshipping these foolish gods and worship the true living God.  HE made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything.
    16.  Long-ago God let all the nations do anything they wanted.
    17.  But God did things to prove to show HIMSELF to them, and now HE does good things for you.  HE sends the rain and gives you good food growing at the correct time.  HE gives you plenty of food and fills your heart with Happiness."
    18.  PAUL and BARNABAS told the people all these things, but still the people offered gifts to them to worship them.

REVELATION 21:10-14, 22-23
    10.  By the power of the Holy Spirit, the angel brought me to the top of a high mountain.  The angel showed me JERUSALEM, the holy city, coming-down out-of heaven from God.
    11.  The city shone with the glory of God, same-as a beautiful stone named JASPER, clear.
    12.  The city had a great high wall with 12 gates and with 12 angels taking-care-of the gates.  On the gates are written the names of the 12 families in ISRAEL.
    13.  Three gates on the east; three gates on the south; three gates on the north; and three gates on the west.
    14.  The wall was-built on 12 stones, and the names of the 12 friends of Jesus were-written on the stones.
    22.  I didn't see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty HIMSELF is the temple, and also Jesus Christ, the Lamb.
    23.  The city doesn't need the sun or moon to shine, because the glory of God shines, and the Lamb Jesus is the Light.

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

JOHN 14:23-29
    23.  Jesus answered, "If you love ME, you will do the things I command, and MY Father will love you, and WE will come to you and live with you.
    24.  Anyone not loving ME, doesn't love the things I say.  You don't hear MY words but MY Father's words.  HE sent ME.
    25.  I told you these things while I am still with you.
    26.  But the Father will send the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, in MY name, and HE will teach you everything and remind you about the words I spoke.
    27.  I give peace to you, MY peace.  I don't give peace same-as the world gives peace.  Don't feel troubled or afraid.
    28.  You heard ME tell you, 'I am leaving, but I will come again to you.'  If you love ME, you will be-happy that I go to the Father, because the Father is greater than ME.
    29.  I told you now before that happens.  Then after that happens, you will believe."
 
 

INTROIT: God ascended with shouting; the Lord ascended with trumpets.  The Lord God says to my Lord: "Sit near MY right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."  The Lord promised and HE will not change; "You are a priest forever, same-as the family MELCHIZEDEK." The Lord near your right hand will destroy kings in the day of HIS anger.

COLLECT: Almighty God, we believe YOUR only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, ascended into heaven, we ask that we can also with heart and mind ascend and continually live in heaven with HIM.  HE lives and reigns with YOU, Father, and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 1:1-11
     1.  Dear friend of God, in the book I wrote before, I told about everything that Jesus did and taught.
     2.  Until that day Jesus went-up to heaven after HE gave orders from the Holy Spirit to HIS chosen friends.
     3.  After Jesus' suffering and crucifixion HE in many ways with strong proofs showed HIS friends HE was-alive while HE appeared to them for 40 days and talked to them about the kingdom of God.
     4.  Meeting with HIS followers, Jesus commanded them not to depart from the city JERUSALEM, but to wait for the promise from the Father - Jesus before told them about that promise.
     5.  Jesus reminded them, "JOHN baptized with water, but in a few days you will get-baptized with the Holy Spirit."
     6.  Again, happened Jesus met with HIS followers, they asked HIM, " Lord, do YOU intend now to establish again the free kingdom of ISRAEL?"
     7.  And Jesus answered them, "It-is-not for you to know the plans of the Father.  Only HE has the power to decide the time and day.
     8.  But happens the Holy Spirit comes on you, then you will receive power and will teach and preach about ME 1) in JERUSALEM; 2) in all JUDEA; 3) in SAMARIA; and 4) to the far places on earth."
     9.  Happened Jesus finished speaking, while the followers watched, HE ascended, and a cloud took-hid HIM and they couldn't see HIM anymore.
    10.  While they stood staring-up into the sky watching Jesus ascend, two persons clothed in white stood next-to them.
    11.  The two asked, "You men from the country GALILEE, why do you stand here staring-up into the sky?  That Jesus, exact same-as you see HIM ascend - HE will come-down here again exact same-as you see HIM go-up!"

EPHESIANS 1:16-23
    16.  I remember you in my prayers and always thank God for you.
    17.  I ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, to give-you HIS Spirit to make you wise and to show the truth to you while you are learning to know HIM better.
    18.  And to open your minds so-that you will know the reason HE called you, the wonderful glorious gift HE gives to all HIS holy people.
    19.  And the great power working in us believers.
    20.  That is the same power that arose Jesus from the dead and made Jesus the King in heaven;
    21.  Reigning over all kings, government people, strong leaders, lords, and every person in this world and in heaven.
    22.  And God put everything under Jesus' reign, and made Jesus the Chief reigning over all the Church.
    23.  The Church is HIS body-group, and HE fills every part of HIS body-group in every way.

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

LUKE 24:44-53
    44.  Then Jesus said to them, "These are MY words I spoke to you, while I was with you.  I finished all things the law of MOSES and the prophets and the PSALMS wrote about ME."
    45.  Then HE opened their minds, and they understood the Holy Writings.
    46.  And HE said to them, "In the Holy Writings we read, 'Christ must suffer and arise from the dead on the third day.
    47.  And people must preach REPENTANCE and forgiveness of sins in Christ's name to all nations beginning in the city JERUSALEM.'
    48.  You are WITNESSES about these things.
    49.  I will send to you the One MY Father promised.  Wait in the city until you receive the power from heaven."
    50.  Jesus led them out to the place named BETHANY, and HE raised-HIS-hands and blessed them.
    51.  While Jesus blessed them, HE ascended and went to heaven.
    52.  They knelt and worshipped Jesus, and then happily went again to the city JERUSALEM.
    53.  And they continually were in the temple praising God.
 
 

INTROIT: Hear, O Lord, I pray to YOU; show mercy to me and answer me.  The Lord is my Light and my Savior; I will not fear.  One thing I asked the Lord;  that is the thing I search-for; that I can live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life; to look-at the beauty of the Lord, and to think about HIS temple.  Because in the time of trouble HE will hide me safe in HIS room; HE will hide me in HIS tent; HE will put me high on a rock.  Happens my father and mother leave me, then the Lord will accept me.  Wait for the Lord; stay strong;  let your heart be-brave; wait for the Lord.

COLLECT: O King of glory, Lord of heaven, YOU live in heaven, we ask YOU please don't leave us without comfort, but send us the Spirit of Truth that YOU promised to us.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, YOUR Son, our Lord.  Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, eternally one God.  Amen.

ACTS 16:6-10
     6.  PAUL and the men travelling with him went through the countries named PHRYGIA and GALATIA, but the Holy Spirit didn't permit them to preach the Good Story in the country named ASIA.
     7.  PAUL and TIMOTHY went near the country named MYSIA, and they wanted to go to the country named BITHYNIA.  But the Spirit of Jesus didn't permit them to enter that country.
     8.  So the two men passed-by MYSIA and went to the city named TROAS.
     9.  That night PAUL had a dream.  In the dream a man from the country named MACEDONIA came to PAUL and stood begging, "Come over to MACEDONIA.  Help us!"
    10.  After waking-up, PAUL and TIMOTHY prepared to leave to go to MACEDONIA.  They understood that God called them to tell the Good Story to those people.

REVELATION 22:12-17, 20
    12.  Attend!  I am coming soon and will have MY reward with ME to give to everyone agreeing with his work.
    13.  I am the A and the Z, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
    14.  Blessed are those people that wash their robes, because they can eat from the tree of life and go through the gates into the city.
    15.  Outside the city are the bad people, those people that do bad magic, those people that sin SEXUALLY, those killers, those idol worshippers, and those people that love to hear lies and tell lies.
    16.  I, Jesus, sent MY angel to tell you these things in the churches.  I was-born from the family of DAVID, and I am named the bright morning star.
    17.  And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come."  Let anyone who is thirsty, come.  Let everyone wanting the water of life come and drink - that life is free and costs nothing.
    20.  Jesus tells these things and says, "Truly I come soon."  Yes, I agree, come Lord Jesus.

GRADUAL: Christ arose from the dead.  God the Father blessed Jesus with honor and glory.  God made Jesus the King to reign everything God made; God put everything under Jesus' feet.

JOHN 17:20-26
    20.  "I am not asking for them only, but also for those that through their word believe in ME, that they will all believe the same.
    21.  Same-as YOU, Father, are in ME and I in YOU, let them be with ME that the world will believe YOU sent ME.
    22.  I gave them the glory YOU gave to ME to make them one same-as WE are one.
    23.  I am with them, and YOU are with ME to make them perfectly one, that the world will know YOU sent ME and loved them same-as YOU loved ME.
    24.  Father, I want those people YOU gave ME to be with ME in the place I am and to see MY glory that YOU gave ME, because YOU loved ME before the world was-made.
    25.  Holy Father, the world didn't-know YOU, but I knew YOU, and these people learned to know YOU sent ME.
    26.  I told them, and I will tell them YOUR name, that the love YOU have for ME will be in them, and I will be in them."
 

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