Mt. Zion Lutheran Church - Worship Services

Worship This Month

February Worship

We get an extra day this February. It is a predictable gift we receive every four years. This is what the worship of God is for us--a predictable gift of God's grace in Jesus Christ. As we close out the season of Epiphany this month we'll begin the season of Lent. This year we'll meditate on the appointed Psalms in the Sundays of Lent. We'll start off with Psalm 25 on the 26th.

2/5 ~ All Things for All ~ A consistent strategy for an inconsistent culture
      1st Reading: Isaiah 40:21-31
      2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
      Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
      Psalm: 147:1-11, 20c

2/12 ~ Reverse Psychology - When too much of a good thing hurts
      1st Reading: 2 Kings 5:1-14
      2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
      Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
      Psalm: 30

2/19 ~ Transfiguration ~ Jesus is glorified
      1st Reading: 2 Kings 2:1-12
      2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
      Gospel: John 9:1-9
      Psalm: 50:1-6

2/26 ~ Trust Me ~ Sometimes we try to convince ourselves to trust God
      1st Reading: Genesis 9:8-17
      2nd Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22
      Gospel: Mark 1:9-15
      Psalm: 25:1-10

Lent Midweek Services

Just a reminder... Ash Wednesday is February 22. We will celebrate at Mt. Zion at 7:00 pm. The service will include the ceremony of the imposition of ashes as a reminder of the seriousness of our sin and the depth of God's love for us.

The theme for this year's Lent Wednesday night worship is The Passion as I Remember It. We remember well the story of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. However, there is a lot that happened between Jesus sharing a Passover meal with His disciples and His crucifixion. Likewise there were other people involved in that story. So we're going to slow down and meditate on the events and people in John 18 and 19.

Schedule of 7:00 pm Lent midweek services
2/22 ~ Malchus: "I Was Doing My Duty" ~ John 18:1-11
2/29 ~ Peter: "I Found Hope in Failure" ~ John 18:12-27
3/7 ~ Pilate: "I Couldn't Make the Hard Decision" ~ John 18:18-40, 19:1-16
3/14 ~ Annas: "I Can't Believe that Jesus is Lord" ~ John 18:12-14
3/21 ~ Mary: "I knew My Son as Savior and Lord" ~ John 19:17-30
3/28 ~ Joseph and Aramathea: "I Tried to Do My Best" ~ John 19:31-42

Sunday Worship

We believe that Jesus Christ has called us to be one with Him and with one another. Because He has taken our sins upon Himself and died upon the cross, He has taken our sins away from us, as far as the east is from the west. We are called to share that good news with others, both locally and throughout the world. We are called to serve one another in love. All that we do is for Jesus. We would be honored to have you join us as we worship Him.

Blended Worship (With Staffed Nursery)
9:00am
Our blended service is a mix of liturgy, hymns and songs of praise. We worship God by admitting our need for God's forgiveness of our sins; hearing God's word through Bible readings, in the children's message and sermon; confessing our faith; offering the Lord our prayers; and partaking in the holy communion. The order of worship, the words we pray and the music we sing varies from Sunday to Sunday, but these elements are always present.