Sharing Christ, Changing Lives

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

 Our theme for this weekend’s worship service is Jesus Has Reconciled Us to the Father.  Our three Bible readings will tie this theme together: God the Father has opened His heart to us in love. While we were “still a long way off,” He saw us and “felt compassion” (Luke 15:20). Therefore, He gave His only begotten Son for us, making “him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Cor. 5:21). By the ministry of reconciliation, He runs to us, embraces us in mercy and clothes us with His glory as beloved sons in Christ Jesus. And so we give thanks unto the Lord our God, who has taken away our sins and turned His anger from us (Is. 12:1). Because He has become our salvation, our strength and our song, we “will trust, and will not be afraid” (Is. 12:2).  (Lectionary summary © 2021 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod)

After a delicious supper from 5 to 6 pm on Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall, our Midweek Lent worship continues our message series, “40”, as we look at how God used 40 days in Jonah’s life.  Our service will also feature Epiphany’s favorite hymns accompanied on the piano and the celebration of Holy Communion.

May God richly bless your week,

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark 

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

We have three more midweek worships services on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm.  Each service has Epiphany’s favorite hymns accompanied on piano, the “40” sermon series, and Holy Communion.  A tasty supper precedes each service at 5 pm.

This weekend, I’ll be preaching on Luke 13: 1-9 on the topics of repentance and forgiveness.

May God richly bless your week!

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark 

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

 This weekend’s message is “Mission with Compassion” and is from Philippians 3:17—4:1. 

On Wednesday at 6:30 pm, I continue our Midweek Lent series, “40” as we look at how God used 40 days in the life of Moses.

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark 

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

 This weekend, our Gospel tells us about Jesus fasting for 40 days in the desert and the futile attempt by Satan to tempt him.  Many of us think that it is impossible to resist temptation.  But Jesus, even as His human body craved food, shows us how to overcome it.

On Wednesday, we will have a Lenten Supper at 5 pm in the Fellowship Hall, followed by our second Midweek Lenten Service at 6:30 pm.  This year’s sermon series is “40” and it looks at how God used 40 days to grow the faith of key characters in the Bible.  Our first Biblical figure is Noah.

Our Midweek services will feature your favorite hymns accompanied by the piano and we will celebrate Holy Communion each week.  These services have typically been 45 minutes or less, and are a great way to grow in faith this Lenten season.

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark