First Lutheran Church

Introduction to Today’s Service

Today we follow Christ from triumphal entry to the cross, each waypoint of the journey marked by Jesus’ compassion for those who would betray, mock, accuse, or do violence to him. Though persecuted and beaten, Jesus the Son of God is not disgraced; instead, he asks forgiveness for those who put him to death. We have walked the Lenten pathway these forty days, each of us invited through baptism to “let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.” We enter this holy week accompanying Jesus to the cross with both grief and thanksgiving in our hearts, trusting in God’s redeeming love.

Worship Leaders

The Reverend Jeffrey C. Johnson
Assisting Minister: Bill Keisel
Layreaders: Susan Randall, Bill Dunphy, Jeff Johnson, Steve Young, Pete Randall, Kristen MacNevin, Katie Sandford, Nina Sousa, Briannah Lafontante
Musicians: Greg & Axel Sandford, Jason Caffelle