Divine Service

Divine Service

By Pastor Don Schatz The Fourth Servant Song “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.  We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the […]

He is Our Servant

He is Our Servant

By Pastor Don Schatz The Third Servant Song “The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.  The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious; I have […]

What’s A Sacrifice?

What’s A Sacrifice?

By Pastor Don Schatz A Promise for Lent “For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.”  I Kings 17:14  New Revised Standard Version Elijah promised the widow of Zarephath.  While he stayed […]