Return to The Lord

Our theme this year for Lent will be ‘Return to the Lord’. This is a refrain that comes up throughout Scripture to describe repentance. Inherent in the theme is the fact that we were once God’s. We once lived lives according to His will. Sin, however, separates us from Him. Lent is a time to repent. Lent is a time to leave our sins and return to God our Father. Because of the new life Jesus gives us, our return is celebrated by the LORD.

This year we will be doing something a little different. Some of the other pastors in our circuit will travel to Good Shepherd to lead that day’s service while I travel to one of their churches to do the same. We will still have a morning and evening service and both will be led by the same pastor. For instance, on March 11th Pastor Griffin from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lockwood will come here to preach both the 11:00 am and 7:00 pm services (and I will go to Lockwood to preach at their 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm services). This kind of a setup (often referred to as a “round robin”) gives pastors the opportunity to focus on fewer sermons and hearers the opportunity to experience a variety of faithful pastors. God’s blessing to you as we return to the Lord this Lent.