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Six hours upon the Cross: from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon, Jesus does the full work of our redemption.  God did this work; God alone, in the flesh. And these numbers leave no room to say otherwise. They practically shout it from the crucifixion scene: “Behold,” they say, “ the Author and Finisher of your faith, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,  Christ Jesus—alone—has done this.”  Not you. Even while your fallen nature takes up stones,

Our last Lenten Soup Supper will be this Wednesday, March 25th, at 5:30 pm; if you wish to bring a soup, dessert, or bread, there is a sign-up sheet on the back bulletin board. Midweek service will begin at 6:30 pm. During this season of prayerful devotion, self-denial, and humble repentance born of a faithful heart that dwells confidently on God’s Word, take advantage of these midweek opportunities to hear His Word. Please consider bringing in a white lily for chancel decora

They took up stones to throw at Him  because they judged Him to be a blasphemer, because they would not receive His word, because they would not have Him as He is. They take up stones against the One who does not give stones, who instead opens His hand, giving and sustaining all things. They took up stones : to kill the One who is the Life of the world, to bury the One who lays down His life freely for the sins of the world.  He is not overcome by their rejection, nor undone