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Lent (Page 2)

During the 40 days of Lent, God’s baptized people cleanse their hearts through repentance and prayer. It is a time in which we pray that we may be given the fullness of grace that belongs to the children of God.

Lent 2 – March 1, 2026

 Service Folder Today we are reminded that we are tracking through a barren dry wilderness. We see this in all three of our readings: first, with the children of Israel tracking through the wilderness to the Promised Land of Canaan, second, with a woman suffering affliction from the devil because her daughter is demon-possessed; and third, with the world that defiles…

Lent Vespers – February 25, 2026

Service Folder Theme: The Robe of Human Frame Why did Jesus have to come among us as a human being? Why didn’t He come as an angel or some other kind of being that is stronger and more powerful than us? While angels may be a source of endless fascination to the Christian and to the world, they have no power to…

Lent 1 – February 22, 2026

Service Folder The children of Israel were trapped between Pharaoh and the Red Sea. God gave them a way out, parting the Red Sea before them and drowning Pharaoh and his army. We, too, were trapped – trapped by the devil in sin. God provides the way out through the waters of baptism, baptized into Jesus, delivering us from the devil and…

Ash Wednesday – February 18, 2026

Service Folder Tonight we introduce our Lent sermon series, which is based on the ancient hymn “O Love, How Deep” (LSB 544). This hymn, written in the fifteenth century, contemplates the love of God in becoming man, taking on our life, dying our death, and rising again, all for us. But for us to understand and appreciate this love, we must first…

Pre-Lent 3, Quinquagesima – February 15, 2026

Service Folder The Children of Israel, at God’s Word, marked their doorframes with blood of lambs. When the Lord saw the blood-marked doors, the destroyer passed over their homes. The blood of those lambs foreshadowed Jesus. We see him, standing with sinners, in the waters of baptism to be the Lamb of God for us. Baptism marks our hearts with his blood…

Pre-Lent 2, Sexagesima – February 8, 2026

Service Folder The messaging of our culture is that the Biblical faith is “foreign, out of step, and even dangerous.” So how are we to survive in a culture with that narrative? If it were up to us we can’t. God must do it for us. The means by which He does is the Word of God. He sows the Word in…

Lent Vespers – April 9, 2025

Service Folder We continue our Lenten series, “Eyes on Jesus” by considering the “Worldly Eyes” of Pilate, the religious leaders, and the soldiers at Jesus’ trial; and, how Jesus exchanges our worldly eyes for eyes of faith.