The resurrection of Jesus is one of the few Biblical events that is recorded by all four Gospels. However, there are some things only Matthew tells us about, things that are especially important to us today. Matthew records Jesus's greeting to both the women and...
The Hour of Darkness Good Friday is the day the world went dark so that we might live in the light. This service follows the ancient tradition of Tenebrae (shadows), moving from light into deep reflection as we listen to the final seven utterances of Jesus....
“This is a day you are to commemorate… a lasting ordinance.” Our Lenten journey brings us to the Upper Room, but the story truly begins in the shadows of Egypt. As we gather for this Holy Thursday service, we look back to the first Passover—where the blood of a...
One of the church's special celebrations is Palm Sunday. The question is why? On this day everybody gets Jesus wrong – the Jewish leaders, the crowd, even the disciples. In the Gospel of John they call Jesus "the King of Israel." But isn't that a...
"It is finished." With this cry, the debt of sin is paid in full, and the Law’s demands are satisfied. In this midweek Lenten service, we meditate on the final breaths of our Savior. Drawing from the lament of Psalm 39 and the "stumbling stone" of...
