92 (Through the Bible in a year readings for today: Judges 8,9;Luke 8:22-56)
ONE FINAL SACRIFICE
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. (Matthew 27:50-51 ESV)
This is Good Friday, the day that Jesus died on the cross in payment for our sins. Matthew records what happened at that moment. There was an earthquake. But even more earthshaking was what happened in the temple.
The curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
This was a graphic message for Israel. No longer was the curtain necessary. Its purpose was to separate the people from the Holy of Holies where the High Priest would sacrifice for the sins of the people by sprinkling the blood of animals on the Ark of the Covenant. The death of Jesus was the sacrifice to which all of the centuries of animal sacrifices pointed. The hymn writer put it this way:
Not all the blood of beasts
On Jewish altars slain
Could give the guilty conscience peace
Or wash away the stain.
But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb,
Takes all our sins away;
A sacrifice of nobler name
And richer blood than they.
(“Not All the Blood of Beasts,” Lutheran Service Book, CPH 2006, # 431, vv 1-2)
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for shedding Your blood in payment for my sins. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
GOOD FRIDAY April 2, 2021
1 pm and 7 pm in church with our parking lot worship also at 7 pm.
Holy Communion will be offered in both services and in the parking lot.
The 7 pm service will be live streamed and can be accessed by clicking on this link:
Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021
9 am and 11 am in church.
CDC Covid guidelines are followed assuring a safe worship environment for all worshipers.
Worship will also be offered in the parking lot via your car's FM radio. Holy Communion will be offered to those who opt for parking lot worship.
The 9 am service will also be live streamed and can be accessed by clicking on this link:
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