Past Worship Series

A series on the merciful heart of God found in the book of Jonah

Many things in life don’t seem to make much of a difference. (“Should I wear the green shirt or the blue shirt?” for example.) Yet there are many things that can make a huge difference. (“Did I get the job I applied for?”) Does Easter make a difference? Absolutely! In fact, it makes the greatest difference of all!

This garden—this grove of olive trees—was located just outside the walls of Jerusalem. Jesus and his disciples seem to have visited this garden regularly. On the night before Jesus died, lots of important events take place here. We’ll slow down on these Sundays in Lent to zoom in on some of these details.

The Christian Church’s first annual celebration was Easter, and it lasted for 40 days. Soon, they decided to balance the 40 days after Easter with 40 days before Easter to focus on Jesus’ sufferings for us. As we follow this pattern, our Wednesday services will focus on prophecies from the book of Zechariah. May it bless us!

Who is Jesus, and why did he come? Who am I, and why am I here?
Answering the first pair of questions helps us answer the second pair of questions.
The church season is “Epiphany,” a word that means something important is revealed.
Let’s look together at what makes Jesus so very wonderful and so very important!

We’ve entered a new church year, celebrating the Advent Season. (“Advent” is from a Latin word which means “coming.”) During Advent, we put ourselves into the shoes of the Old Testament believers, trying to imagine what it would be like awaiting the Savior. (That’s why during Advent all our readings come from the Old Testament, one from each of the three sections of the OT, just like they did in the synagogue.) This year, we’ll consider several of the mountains which played a part in God’s saving work, going from mountain to manger.

The prayer our Savior taught us to pray does not contain any direct words of thanksgiving to our God. And yet, a thoughtful study of this prayer will most certainly lead us to give thanks to God for many blessings. As we focus on this familiar, beloved prayer, we’ll be moved to thank God in…

It’s easy to stay focused on the things of this life; it’s hard to remember that life-eternal awaits us. For this reason we celebrate “Saints Triumphant” Sunday, and we are reminded that we have a GLORIOUS eternity in heaven to look forward to. We thank God for his grace to those who have gone before us; we thank God that his grace extends to us, too.gone before us; we thank God that his grace extends to us, too.