Good Friday 2020 - a sermon preached during the Holy Week of quarantine, to and with the people of Spirit of Joy! Lutheran Church.

An image of Mattias Gunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece discussed in the sermon can be seen here. 

What does the example of Jesus' last night on earth have to teach us during this time of quarantine? 

Sermon from our Maundy Thursday service, where we gathered on Zoom for worship. 

Text include John 13:1–17, 31b–35 

The story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, experienced in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic. What does faith look like at this time? 

Texts include Matthew 21:1-11

Loving God's story is not just about learning to tell the story ourselves - learning to share our experience of God with others. It is also about learning to listen to God and to others, so that we can truly hear what God saying through the people we encounter.

Texts include James 1:16-20 and 1 Kings 19:8-13.

Visit us at sojoy.org/corona for more resources for growing in faith during this time of quarantine. 

This week, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we talk about what it means for us to be outside of the church building and still be the church -- How do we tell God's story where God has placed us? 

Readings include Romans 12:3-17