Messiah continues its Lenten midweek schedule with prayer services on Wednesday, April 2nd at 11:00 am (Matins) and 7:00 pm (Vespers). The 7:00 pm service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. A Soup Supper will be held before Vespers, in the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 pm.

Our 2025 Lenten meditations are based on The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, According to the Four Gospels. In addition to praying Psalm 32 on April 2nd, we’ll focus on The Praetorium - Before Pilate & Herod. We’ll also sing selected stanzas of March’s Hymn of the Month each week:

Thou hast suffered men to bruise Thee,
    That from pain I might be free;
Falsely did Thy foes accuse Thee:
    Thence I gain security;
Comfortless Thy soul did languish
Me to comfort in my anguish.
    Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,
    Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.

(Christ, the Life of All the Living, Lutheran Service Book 420:5)

Messiah continues our weekly worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, April 6th at 10:00 am. The service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Sunday School & Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am, with a joint opening for both groups in our Fellowship Hall.

Remembering & conveying truth is vital! Paul recounts his impressive Jewish credentials & yet confesses the truth - they are but rubbish. Through Isaiah, the Lord reminds us of the exodus - God’s divine action of destruction & rescue. Jesus addresses the Pharisees with divine truths embedded in a parable. God owns the vineyard tended by corrupt religious leaders, the servants are the rejected prophets, and the beloved Son is Jesus. These are divine truths - by God’s design, Jesus’ destruction is imminent, but resurrection is forever. (Psalm 3:3–6, 8, Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:3b-14; Luke 20:9-20)

Messiah concludes its Lenten midweek schedule with prayer services on Wednesday, April 9th at 11:00 am (Matins) and 7:00 pm (Vespers). The 7:00 pm service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. A Potluck Supper will be held before Vespers, in the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 pm; bring a dish to pass!

Our 2025 Lenten meditations are based on The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, According to the Four Gospels. In addition to praying Psalm 126 on April 2nd, we’ll focus on Calvary. We’ll also sing selected stanzas of March’s Hymn of the Month each week:

Thou hast suffered great affliction
    And hast borne it patiently,
Even death by crucifixion,
    Fully to atone for me;
Thou didst choose to be tormented
That my doom should be prevented.
    Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,
    Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.

(Christ, the Life of All the Living, Lutheran Service Book 420:6)

Messiah continues our weekly worship schedule with the Divine Service on Sunday, April 13th at 10:00 am. The service is scheduled to be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/messiahgr, our website and our Facebook page. Sunday School & Bible Class will be held beforehand at 9:00 am, with a joint opening for both groups in our Fellowship Hall.

This week, the church will confess that the Lord intentionally wounds & kills, heals & makes alive. All this He does for sinners! Jesus parades into frenzied Jerusalem, knowing the impending doom. Wounds will be inflicted upon Jesus. Blood will seep, drip, spill from His scalp, hands, feet and side. The hailed King of the Jews will die amidst the taunting jeers, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” The Lord wounds & kills His beloved Son for our healing & resurrection. (Deuteronomy 32:36-39; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 23:1-56)

Children in preschool through grade 5, parents, grandparents & caregivers are invited for an outdoor egg hunt, goodies, and the best thing about Easter: the true story of Jesus!

We strongly encourage you to RSVP for this event in advance by Friday, April 18th, using the form below: