Pastor's Weekly Blog

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This past weekend we celebrated the beginning of Holy Week. It was a great celebration - with palm branches, God's Word, and the Lord's Supper. We discovered that we are wise when we hear the words of Jesus and do them and we are unwise when we hear the words of Jesus and do not do them. We heard from Jesus that the Father's will is that all would look to the Son and believe in Him and receive eternal life.

That is a comforting message as we look on the Son, Jesus, this week and see what He did for us. That He was brutely beaten, scourged, and then executed on a cross - probably the cruelest way to execute someone that has ever been devised by mankind. He volunteered for this treatment because it was necessary to pay the price for all our sins. That is how we receive eternal life from the Father.

I had a bout with the stomach flu last week, but I am doing fine now. The warmer weather is a welcome break from the cold. The pain in my face and arm are more tolerable when it is warm outside. Thank you for all of you prayers. I will need them as we go into four straight days of worship services. I pray that I will see all of you Thursday and Friday at 7:00pm, Saturday at 5:30pm, and Sunday morning - either at 8:30am or 11:00am.

I pray that God blesses each and every one of you with a wonderful celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ - Easter!

In the name of our Savior,
Pastor Randy