Pr. Jon Niketh, preaching

Today we follow Christ from triumphal entry to the cross, each waypoint of the journey marked by Jesus’ compassion for those who would betray, mock, accuse, or do violence to him. Though persecuted and beaten, Jesus the Son of God is not disgraced; instead, he asks forgiveness for those who put him to death. We have walked the Lenten pathway these forty days, each of us invited through baptism to “let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.” We enter this holy week accompanying Jesus to the cross with both grief and thanksgiving in our hearts, trusting in God’s redeeming love.

Luke 19:28-40

Entrance into the final days

Isaiah 50:4-9a

The servant of the Lord submits to suffering

Philippians 2:5-11

Humbled to the point of death on a cross

Luke 22:14--23:56

The passion of the Lord