Mar 27, 2024 | Season of Lent 2024, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for 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 continuously brings life out...
Mar 27, 2024 | Season of Lent 2024, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for Good Friday. On this Holy day, we are paying close attention to how Peter acts in Jesus’ final hours. So much happens in a short amount of time: Jesus predicts Peter’s denial, soldiers come and Peter draws his sword, Jesus...
Mar 27, 2024 | Season of Lent 2024, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for Maundy Thursday! During the Last Supper, Jesus kneels to wash his disciples’ feet. When he comes to Peter, we see a similar pattern unfold yet again: reluctance then exuberance. Peter initially resists, but then he...
Mar 21, 2024 | Season of Lent 2024, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for Palm Sunday! As Holy week begins, Peter is no longer front and center, and so we imagine he is with the rest of the disciples when Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt. The disciples are confused as they witness crowds shouting...
Mar 14, 2024 | Season of Lent 2024, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for the Fifth Sunday in Lent! Peter is often all or nothing, either resisting Jesus or drawing closer to him in earnest. Today, we see a version of Peter who is hungry to learn. His posture is humble and open—he wants to absorb...
Mar 8, 2024 | Season of Lent 2024, Worship
Welcome to Lutheran Church of the Master for the Fourth Sunday in Lent! When your world unravels and your beliefs are tested, you may cling to what you know. As Jesus foretells his death and resurrection, Peter protests. Peter is fixed upon the way he thinks things...
