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John 3:14-21 provides us with the last portion of Jesus’ interaction with Nicodemus, in which He draws our attention back to the event of God’s people dying in the wilderness and needing His saving intervention. Jesus compares Himself to the bronze serpent: He is the one lifted up in the midst of a dying world, so that all who would believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life. And so we are called to submit to God’s diagnosis of us (that we are sick, dying, needing help), so that we might be prepared to receive His cure through His Son. Today’s message is “Diagnosis Meets the Cure.”

8:00 Traditional Service

10:27 Contemporary Service

Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions from Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting 4. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming Plus License 21360672.

When Jesus cleanses the temple in John 2:13-22, He is attacking a practice that privileges insiders (Jewish worshipers) over outsiders (Gentiles who believed in God and came to worship at the temple). Jesus asserts His authority to do this with the veiled claim that He is the true temple of God, the One through whom God is present with His people. Moreover, even though this temple (His body) will be destroyed, He will raise it up three days later. Today, we praise God that He has included outsiders like us to belong to Jesus, and pray for His grace to be a people who bring others closer to Him as well. Today’s message is “Access to God.”

8:00 Traditional Service

10:27 Contemporary Service

Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions from Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting 1. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

“No Temple Now, No Gift of Price,” text © 1984 Hope Publishing Co. (alternate tune used in the public domain). Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

“The Infant Priest Was Holy Born,” text © 1997, 2003 Chad L. Bird. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming Plus License 21360672.

In our normal life’s experience, keeping and saving go together. We save our money by keeping it in the bank or in another investment. We save up the food grown in a garden by canning it and keeping it on a shelf. But when it comes to our lives – and above all, our life with God – it is not in keeping, but losing our lives that we save them. We learn from Jesus today that life in Him involves a trade – giving up the life of our own making and design in order to embrace His abundant life. Today’s message is “Losing and Saving,” based on Mark 8:27-38.

8:00 Traditional Service

10:27 Contemporary Service

Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions from Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting 4. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

“Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus,” text © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming Plus License 21360672.

The theme of testing or temptation runs through all of the readings today. In the Old Testament, it is Abraham being tested. In the Gospel, it is Jesus. In the Epistle, Christians in general are being addressed. Because Jesus has won the war – in the wilderness, at the cross, through His resurrection – we are strengthened to face our tests and to see them not simply as something unpleasant to be removed, but as opportunities to be brought to greater maturity as God’s children: humbled, trusting, patient, and gracious with others. Today’s message is “The Test.”

8:00 Traditional Service

10:27 Contemporary Service

Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Liturgical portions from Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting 1. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

“O Christ, You Walked the Road,” text © 1997 GIA Publications, Inc. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

“The Lamb,” text and tune © 1987 MorningStar Music Publishers. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming Plus License 21360672.

May God bless you as we begin our Lenten journey. Today’s message is “Mutual Consideration,” based on Psalm 41:1-2.

Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Today, we come to the finish and the climax of the Epiphany season – the light that broke into the world with Jesus’ arrival and baptism is dialed up in its intensity as He stands on the mountain with His closest disciples, shining in the brilliance of His Father’s glory. In this moment, we get to learn with Peter, James, and John what it means to listen to the Son – not simply as someone who speaks in harmony with the law and the prophets (represented by Moses and Elijah), but as the One who fulfills them and reveals God ultimately and finally. Our lives as the people of God do not find their center in “Jesus and…” but in Jesus alone (Mark 9:8).

8:00 Traditional Service

10:27 Contemporary Service

Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

“Thank the Lord and Sing His Praise” from Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting 1. Used by permission. LSB Liturgy License #000012403.

“Jesus on the Mountain Peak,” text © 1977 Hope Publishing Co., music © 1998 Theodore A. Beck. Used by permission. LSB Hymn License #100012403.

All music in our Contemporary Service is performed under Hope’s CCLI Copyright License 2956118 and CCLI Streaming Plus License 21360672.