Apr 14, 2022 | Season of Lent 2022, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master as our Triduum concludes with the Great Vigil of Easter. This is the night of salvation! At the Vigil of Easter, we gather around fire, word, water, bread, and wine, proclaiming through story and song that ours is a God who...
Apr 14, 2022 | Season of Lent 2022, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master as our Triduum continues with Good Friday. On this Good Friday, we grieve the violence of humanity. In John’s account of Jesus’ death, Jesus’ final words are: “I am thirsty. . . it is finished.” He is offered a jar full of sour...
Apr 14, 2022 | Season of Lent 2022, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for the beginning of our Triduum for Maundy Thursday. In a room full to the brim with emotion, Jesus offers a tender, loving, and humble goodbye, stooping low to wash and caress his disciples’ feet. Like the water splashing...
Apr 7, 2022 | Season of Lent 2022, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for Palm Sunday! As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the multitude of disciples begins to joyfully shout with praise. The Pharisees try to silence them, but Jesus responds: “I tell you, even if these were silent, the stones would shout...
Apr 7, 2022 | Season of Lent 2022, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for the Fifth Sunday in Lent for our service of Return to God: A service of reconciliation, connection, and remembrance. As we enter into this 5th Sunday in Lent, God is brazen in turning tears into joy. Not so long after their...
Mar 25, 2022 | Season of Lent 2022, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for the Third Sunday in Lent. The word “prodigal” is commonly used to describe the son who squanders his inheritance. Yet, this parable invites us to consider how God’s grace is also prodigal—extravagant, lavish, illogical....