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2020 Lenten/Holy Week Series

2/18/2020

 
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O come, let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (Gradual for Lent, based on Hebrews 12:2)

When the characters in the Passion narrative look at Jesus, what do they see? In most cases, people misunderstood who He is and what He was doing. In some cases, by faith, people recognized Him aright. Our Lenten series this year, based on the Gospel according to St. Mark, will examine how the various people around Jesus viewed Him—and how we should view Him. We will “fix our eyes” on what Jesus has done to save us from our sins by His holy, precious blood and innocent sufferings and death, and celebrate what God sees on account of His work: our justification for His sake.

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Why the liturgy?

2/5/2020

 
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​Many Lutherans, including those at Victory in Christ, utilize one of the church’s history liturgies for the Sunday morning service?  But why?  What is the liturgy and why do we use it?
 
Our use of the liturgy stems from our understanding of what worship is all about.  God is almighty and all-powerful, and doesn’t need our worship to complete Him.  Furthermore, we have nothing to offer God that He doesn’t already have.  For Lutherans, worship starts with God not with us.  God calls us to worship Him so that He can bless us!  What a marvelous reversal.  We come to worship so we can hear God’s word read and preached, can receive forgiveness for our sins, and partake of Christ’s body and blood in Holy communion.  We respond to God’s grace in joy with our songs of thanksgiving and praise and our offerings.

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    Rev Philip Schielke is the pastor at Victory in Christ Lutheran Church in Newark, TX.

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