St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, Howards Grove, WI - April 16th, 2023

On Easter morning, Jesus had appeared to the women, saying, “Don’t be afraid!” He sent them to tell the disciples to go ahead of him into Galilee. Yet the disciples were still afraid, huddled behind locked doors. We too become paralyzed by fear and doubt when Christianity is unpopular or when danger or death seem imminent. Jesus says to us not once or twice, but three times in today’s Gospel: Peace be with you! Easter brings us peace! Our sermon today is on Acts 2.