God strengthens us Sunday by Sunday with His Word and the Means of Grace, including the Preaching of His Word, Holy Communion, and the Fellowship of Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

Fifty years ago American people were still intrigued by God’s Word even though our culture was rapidly drifting away from Christ and His Church. In the early 1970s two “Rock Operas” about Jesus were popular—“Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Godspell.” Both stubbornly ignored Jesus’ divine claim on the world and on each of us as the only Son of God.

Yet, when some of the songs made accurate use of God’s own Word, they did a service reminding us of God’s claim on us. Godspell had a song that began “Turn back O man! forswear thy foolish ways!” This is not far off God’s Word through the Prophet Ezekiel in our Old Testament Lesson: “Turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?” (Ezekiel 33:11).

In this Sunday’s Holy Gospel Jesus twice in five short verses warns us—“Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3&5). The Epistle Lesson sounds a similar note of warning. “Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12).

How good, then, that God’s Service for us on Sundays begins with Confession and the immediate Forgiveness of Sins in Holy Absolution. God’s warnings are real, but so is His overwhelming love for us shown in the death and resurrection of His Son Jesus.

Fellowship will follow the Service as usual, and at 10:30am we’ll be continuing our study of what God's Word says about Satan. Bible Study will be available on the same Zoom link as used for Worship. The Sunday Bible Study Guide has been posted with the Service Folder. You can access this Sunday’s resources directly at this link.

May God make it possible for you to join us in person or on Zoom at 9am this Sunday for hearing God's Word and offering prayer, praise, and thanksgiving to God.

If you cannot be among God's people in person this Sunday, you can join us by Zoom.

To join Zoom by computer, go to our home page. On the home page, to the right of the photo slideshow, click on “Sunday Worship” and you will be taken directly to the Zoom link.

You can access this Sunday’s resources directly at this link. The Service Folder and the Bible Study Guide will both be there. The Zoom recording of the Service, if successful, will be available to any who ask by email to Pastor.MtCalvaryep@gmail.com and may be posted in the same place, depending on availability of space.

Mt Calvary Congregation officially Called Pr Robert Stevens of Arizona to be our next full time Pastor. Pr Stevens is announcing our Call to his current congregation this Sunday. We pray for him, for his current Congregation, and for our Congregation that God’s Will be done. Because of Pr Stevens’ commitment to focusing his current Congregation on Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Day (17 April), we will not likely hear any decision from him until after 17 April.

Lenten Midweek Services continue this Wednesday, 23 March at 6pm. A light supper will be provided by our Hospitality Committee between 5 and 5:15pm. More details will come by email on Tuesday or Wednesday, including Zoom information for whose who choose to worship from home.