This year’s Palm Sunday Service is a hybrid of the worship liturgy of the 2019 Palm Sunday and the Bible readings, sermon and prayer for 2020. May this service be a source of comfort and strength to you at this time.

Being right and being in good company don't always go together. Do you ever feel completely alone, whether because you're doing the right thing, or because your circumstances scare others away? What does God say to us in those times?

Do you ever feel expired? When it seems your life is over, what does God say to you?

Our mid-week Lenten sermon series this year is In Harm’s Way. Today we consider the brief story of the martyrdom of James the son of Zebedee. James is the first of the Twelve to die a martyr’s death. How does a martyr preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Jesus helps His disciples, and us, understand what it means to have sight. Not just the sight to see one’s surroundings, but the kind of sight that the Holy Spirit give us. It’s the kind of sight that allows us to perceive God’s work in our lives and around us.

In today’s lesson, Israel puts itself in harm’s way. The people blatantly disregard the first commandment—you shall have no other gods before me (Exodus 20:3). God’s anger burns against His people. But Moses steps in and on behalf of Israel. He tells God to recall his promises to Israel. God does and he relents. This is exactly what Jesus does for us.

The Samaritan woman comes to the well at noon. She is not expecting to see anyone there. Jesus is waiting for her. He asks for a drink of water. She can tell right away that Jesus is a Jew. She does not expect a Jew to treat a Samaritan with respect. Jesus invites her to ask Him for living water. “Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.” How can water do such great things?