The first letter Peter wrote to his fellow believers was written in the face of extreme persecution. There is, humanly speaking, an irony for Peter to begin this letter with these words of praise and thanks to God – these people were suffering and going through unspeakable horrors because of their faith in Jesus. But that is the point of this journey we are on. It will never be devoid of challenges, difficulties, doubts, or fears. Today’s Gospel reading demonstrates that – the doubts and fears were real for Jesus’ disciples and closest friends. But this journey will always be filled with joy, “an inexpressible and glorious joy” because of Jesus. That’s what our faith brings to the table and to our lives and this journey we are on.

First Reading: Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Epistle: 1 Peter 1:3-9 (primary focus)
Gospel: John 20:19-31 (secondary focus)
Sermon Title: “An Inexpressible and Glorious Joy" 

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Multiple times around Jesus’ resurrection, we hear the words, “Don’t be afraid!” Why? Because this journey we are on takes us from the wilderness into the joy the Lord has brought to us by His Easter victory. The women who had come to prepare Jesus’ body properly for burial, after seeing Jesus, express what real life is for all of us. We’re told that they were “afraid yet filled with joy.” There is joy in this journey and it’s Jesus who brings it!

First Reading: Acts 10:34-43
Epistle: Colossians 3:1-4
Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10 (primary focus)
Sermon Title: “The Journey from Wilderness to Joy” 

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Holy Week is finally here. This is arguably the most moving week for us as followers of Jesus. It’s a week that changed the course of history. It’s a week that defines us, inspires us, and gives us life as we hear, observe, and celebrate everything Jesus accomplished on our behalf to bring hope, love, and life back to us and our world. As we continue our Worship in the Wilderness series, we’ll look at this part of Jesus’ journey as “A Surprising Journey,” looking at the surprises that continued to come. What surprises lie in wait for us? We’ll continue our Lenten journey on Sunday by walking through the events of Palm Sunday and what they mean for us still today. We hope you can join us!

Old Testament: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 
Epistle: Hebrews 11:32-40 
Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11 
Sermon Title: “A Surprising Journey” 

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We continue with our Lent series, Worship in the Wilderness, thinking about the wilderness and about this journey we are on with our Lord together. This week we’re going to focus on the need to speak Truth in our increasingly secular society. We live in a wilderness, of that there is no doubt. And there are more and more voices claiming truth. How do we discern? Where do we look for real Truth? Come join together in worship on Sunday morning and here our Lord’s encouragement and invitation to speak His Truth on this journey.

Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Epistle: Romans 8:6-11
Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11
Sermon Title: “A Truth-Speaking Journey”

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We continue with our Lent series, Worship in the Wilderness, thinking about the wilderness and about this journey we are on with our Lord together. This week we’re going to focus on the sacrificial journey Jesus took for all of us. We’ll look more closely at what that journey looked like. We’ll also consider His invitation to us to think about what that sacrifice means for us and the lives we lead as we follow Him.

Old Testament: Isaiah 53:1-12 (Scripture in Motion: Isaiah 53:4-12) 
Epistle: Romans 9:1-5 
Gospel: Matthew 14:13-14 
Sermon Title: “A Sacrificial Journey”

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We continue with our Lent series, Worship in the Wilderness, thinking about the wilderness and about this journey we are on with our Lord together. This week we’re going to focus on how hard this journey in the wilderness can be. We’ll think about lament and sorrow that we feel at different times and for different reasons. We’ll of course be mindful of our Lord’s sorrow that He expresses in multiple ways as well. Our Lord knows us and all that we go through – and the Good News is that He’s here with us and for us!

Old Testament: Exodus 3:1-10 
Epistle: Romans 5:1-11 
Gospel: John 11:20-29, 32-36 
Sermon Title: “A Sorrowful Journey” 

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We continue with our Lent series, Worship in the Wilderness, thinking about the wilderness and about this journey we are on together and with our Lord. This week we’re going to focus on simplicity. We’re going to simplify the worship service a bit and we’ll take a look at how our Lord calls us to live our lives as we follow Him, thinking about the place that simplicity can play in our lives.

Old Testament: Psalm 63:1-8 
Epistle: Romans 10:8b-13 
Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 
Sermon Title: “A Simple Journey” 

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Our new Lent series, Worship in the Wilderness, began on Ash Wednesday. This Sunday we’ll begin exploring what being in the wilderness can entail. We’ll consider the different kinds of roads that have brought us to worship and to the place we’re at in this season of our lives. We’ll look at what being in the wilderness is and what it is not – specifically, as Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness after His baptism, how the Spirit leads us into the wilderness as well. And what does that mean? We hope you can join us as we continue this new series.

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 8:1-5, 15-18 
Epistle: 1 Peter 3:18-22 
Gospel: Mark 1:9-15 
Sermon Title: “A Spirit-led Journey” 

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We hear about Jesus’ transfiguration as we wrap up the Epiphany season. This miraculous and spell-binding experience for three of Jesus’ disciples is almost beyond description. Peter tries to explain it in his second letter as he reminds us where we need to remain grounded – in God’s Word. It is His Word that we have to pay attention to, “as to a light shining in a dark place.” It is a life-giving Word by which darkness is overcome!

Old Testament: Exodus 24:12-18 
Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21 
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 
Sermon Title: “Blinding Light and Darkness Overcome” 

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Isaiah is preaching a very harsh sermon – one where he is uncovering all manner of darkness in the form of injustice. Do we see it? Do we care about it? Or are we letting that darkness simply cover us and cover up sin and evil and brokenness all around us? It’s not all doom-and-gloom, though, because we have the Lord who continues to love us and guide us. Isaiah expresses what the Lord will do and some amazing ways He’s going to choose to use us to shine His light. In the Matthew reading, Jesus explicitly tells us that we are the light of the world.

Old Testament: Isaiah 58:1-12 
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16 
Sermon Title: “The Darkness of Injustice” 

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