Dear friends in Christ,

This week is the last Sunday before Holy Week, Judica Sunday. Join us as we head into this two week journey towards the cross and the empty tomb. It can be tempting to think that if we have gone to church once a week, then we have met our church quota and we don’t need anymore. But if you have never been to all the services of Holy Week (or even if you have), make sure that not only are you here the next three Sundays, you set aside Thurs Apr 6, Fri Apr 7, and Sat Apr 8 at 6pm each night for our special services. The Good News of Easter morning means so much more when you have heard, prayed, sang, and meditated on everything that led upt to the Empty Tomb.

This month our offerings will be going to help people in and around East Palestine, OH after the train derailment there. One of the LCMS churches in Denver is sponsoring the fundraiser, and you can see more information here, or listen to this explanation here.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord”

Psalm 122:1

Scripture Readings For the Week:

God tested the faith of Abraham. Not to tempt Him into sin, but to test Him as one puts gold into the fire to purify it of all impurities. Abraham did not withold his only son, Isaac, whom he loved, but offered him to God, trusting that he would receive him back in the resurrection. God stopped his hand, and gave a ram in place of the boy. Christ our Lord, Abraham’s Seed has come to be the sacrifice and redemption that all the blood of beasts in the temple never could. He is the Lamb of God who dies in our place so that we, believing in Him, will not see eternal death. Hear His Word, you who are of God, and rejoice with Abraham to see the day of the Lord and the salvation of the Lamb offered up on the cross for you!

Prayer of the Day:

Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Hymns

  • 425 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
  • 945 Your Heart, O God, Is Grieved
  • 430 My Song Is Love Unknown
  • 439 O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken
  • 420 Christ, the Life of All the Living
  • 437 Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
  • A Spotify Playlist of Our Lenten Hymns

Bach Cantata for the Week

St. John’s Passion (Audio-English | Video | Translation)

Lord, our ruler, whose glory
is magnificent everywhere!
Show us through your passion,
that you , the true son of God,
at all times
even in the most lowly state,
are glorified.

J.S. Bach “St. John’s Passion” BWV 245

See everyone tomorrow on the Lord’s Day!

In Christ,

Pastor Sherman