Lent Wednesdays
Every Wednesday from 02/25/2026 to 03/25/2026
Dinner 5pm // Worship 6:30pm // Lenten Season
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Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 22, 2026
8:30am
Prelude "My Song Is Love Unknown" arr. Alex Guebert
Alex Guebert, organ
Weekly Church News
Welcome Pastor Tim Klinkenberg
Ringing of the Bell
Opening Hymn “What Wondrous Love Is This”
verses 1, 2 and 3
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 543.
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this
That caused the Lord of bliss
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul!
When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down,
When I was sinking down, sinking down,
When I was sinking down
Beneath God’s righteous frown,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul.
To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb,
Who is the great I AM,
While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing,
While millions join the theme, I will sing.
Invocation
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19b)
People: Amen.
Confession and Absolution
Pastor: “This is how we know we live in God and He in us:
People: “He has given us of His Spirit.” (1 John 4:13)
Pastor: God Almighty,
People: Joy of heaven,
Pastor: Breathe your loving Spirit into our sinful hearts, that we may understand our own sinful nature,
People: And strive to do Your will.
Pastor: “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” (Romans 8:14)
People: Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
Pastor: God sent His only Son to save us from the death of sin. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2) Rejoice and take heart!
People: He has rescued us from the dominion of death! (Colossians 1:13)
Pastor: As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Hymn of Praise “My Song Is Love Unknown”
verse 1, 2, 6 and 7
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 430.
My song is love unknown,
My Savior’s love to me,
Love to the loveless shown
That they might lovely be.
Oh, who am I
That for my sake
My Lord should take
Frail flesh and die?
He came from His blest throne
Salvation to bestow;
But men made strange, and none
The longed-for Christ would know.
But, oh, my friend,
My friend indeed,
Who at my need
His life did spend!
In life no house, no home
My Lord on earth might have;
In death no friendly tomb
But what a stranger gave.
What may I say?
Heav’n was His home
But mine the tomb
Wherein He lay.
Here might I stay and sing,
No story so divine!
Never was love, dear King,
Never was grief like Thine.
This is my friend,
In whose sweet praise
I all my days
Could gladly spend!
Sacrament of Baptism
Old Testament Reading Ezekiel 37:1–14 NIV
37 The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14 I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’”
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading Romans 8:1–11 NIV
8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Canticle "If Ye Love Me" Thomas Tallis
Jubilate Choir
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
And I will pray the Father,
And he shall give you another Comforter,
That he may abide with you forever;
Even the Spirit of truth. (John 14:15-17a KJV)
Holy Gospel John 11:17–27, 38–53 NIV
17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.
21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”
40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs. 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”
49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. 53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.
Lector: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Hymn of the Day “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus”
verses 1, 2 and 3
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 685.
Let us ever walk with Jesus,
Follow His example pure,
Through a world that would deceive us
And to sin our spirits lure.
Onward in His footsteps treading,
Pilgrims here, our home above,
Full of faith and hope and love,
Let us do the Father’s bidding.
Faithful Lord, with me abide;
I shall follow where You guide.
Let us suffer here with Jesus
And with patience bear our cross.
Joy will follow all our sadness;
Where He is, there is no loss.
Though today we sow no laughter,
We shall reap celestial joy;
All discomforts that annoy
Shall give way to mirth hereafter.
Jesus, here I share Your woe;
Help me there Your joy to know.
Let us gladly die with Jesus.
Since by death He conquered death,
He will free us from destruction,
Give to us immortal breath.
Let us mortify all passion
That would lead us into sin;
And the grave that shuts us in
Shall but prove the gate to heaven.
Jesus, here with You I die,
There to live with You on high.
Message Pastor Tim Klinkenberg
Hymn of Response “Create in Me”
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 192.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers of the Church
Each petition concludes with:
Pastor: Lord, in your mercy,
People: Hear our prayer.
Gathering of Our Tithes and Offerings
Music at the Offering "All Things New" Elaine Hagenberg
words by Frances Havergal
music by Elaine Hagenberg
Jubilate Choir
Light after darkness, gain after loss,
Strength after weakness, crown after cross;
Sweet after bitter, hope after fears,
Home after wand’ring, praise after tears.
Alpha and Omega, beginning and the end,
He is making all things new.
Springs of living water shall wash away each tear;
He is making all things new.
Sight after myst’ry, sun after rain,
Joy after sorrow, peace after pain;
Near after distant, gleam after gloom,
Love after loneliness, life after tomb.
Alpha and Omega, beginning and the end,
He is making all things new.
Springs of living water shall wash away each tear;
He is making all things new.
The Lord's Prayer
Pastor: Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:
People: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
Benediction
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24–26)
People: Amen.
Closing Hymn “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus”
verse 4
If you wish to follow the music, refer to hymnal 685.
Let us also live with Jesus.
He has risen from the dead
That to life we may awaken.
Jesus, You are now our head.
We are Your own living members;
Where You live, there we shall be
In Your presence constantly,
Living there with You forever.
Jesus, let me faithful be,
Life eternal grant to me.
Worship Service Participants
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Timothy M. Klinkenberg
Organ: Alex Guebert
Choir: Jubilate Choir
Choir Director: Alex Guebert
Piano: Dr. Rachel Ehring
Audio/Visual: Hector Cerda, Mark Todd, and Blaine Currer
10:30am service:
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Timothy M. Klinkenberg
Organ: Alex Guebert
Preschool Student Choir
Audio/Visual: Hector Cerda, Mark Todd, and Blaine Currer
Thanks for joining us today!
March 22, 2026
Prayers of the Church
March 15, 2026
Great Physician, enlighten and open our eyes by Your Gospel.
Hide us in Your shelter in the day of trouble.
Provide a home in Your Church for those cast out by this world,
and unite them with us in the pure confession of Your name. Lord, in Your mercy,
O Lord, those who wait for Your salvation have the promise
that You will not forsake them.
Lead those who wander in darkness through rough places,
that they would find the way of righteousness and not be put to shame. Lord, in Your mercy,
Almighty God, You have promised that what we suffer does not condemn us,
but instead displays Your glory.
Sustain the afflicted in body or soul, especially Scarlett Cruz, Suzanne Lewis, Bryce Martin, Buster Monasmith, Krystn Shrieve Monroe, Brenda Range, those on our printed prayer lists, and those we name silently in our hearts… that they would take heart, trust You for healing and find You even in the midst of their trials. Lord, in Your mercy,
Heavenly Father, You would not have us grieve as those who have no hope,
but, rather, You call us to live in the confidence that all who die in faith are with You
in everlasting life and eternal peace.
Comfort the bereaved, especially…
the family and friends of Gloria Aarhus,
the family and friends of Steve Burton, brother of Julie Wobrock,
the family and friends of Delaney Kilbane, daughter of Megan,
the Lazar family,
the family and friends of Kimberly Reinika, cousin of Heather Gillette,
the family and friends of Dave Weilmuenster,
and the family and friends of our soldiers lost in Middle East…
Give the grieving courage to walk by faith, until that day, when all who belong to You
will be reunited around the throne of the Lamb. Lord, in Your mercy,
Almighty Father, uphold in mercy all authorities.
For those in governing authority and our civil servants – President Trump, Governor Newsom, and Mayor Slater, that they would uphold order and justice for a peaceful life.
For parents, grandparents, and caregivers – that homes would be strengthened
and families would be kept firm in Christian faith.
For our active and reserve military, and for our fire, police, and first responders –
that they would be protected and preserved,
and that they would carry out their duties with honor and integrity. Lord, in Your mercy,
Lord God, You promise in Your Word to lead the blind by ways they have not known,
to turn darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.
By Your Spirit, wake us up to cast away the works of darkness
and to live as children of light, which consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth, and to find out what pleases the Lord. Lord, in Your mercy,
All these things, heavenly Father, we pray in the name of Jesus Christ,
trusting in Your promises.
Teach our hearts to be content with Your will,
and to trust that You will answer with what is best for us and at the right time for our need.
To You alone we give all glory, honor, and worship,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Upcoming Events
Easter Lilies for Worship Centers
Every Sunday from 03/15/2026 to 03/22/2026
Donate Lilies to decorate our Worship Centers for Easter Sunday
Teaching Church
Every Sunday, 9:45 AM
An in-depth teaching Bible Study between services on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 10:25 - held in Walker Hall Dining Room. Bring your Bible and grab a donut. Together we learn, reflect, and grow...
Holy Thursday Worship & Dinner
Thursday, April 02, 2026
Worship Services at 12:15pm and 7pm - Holy Communion - St. John's Sanctuary - Dinner at 5:30pm - St. John's Walker Hall Dining Room
Good Friday Worship
Friday, April 03, 2026
This service of darkness takes us through the scriptures of The Passion Story - Jesus' journey to the cross.
Live Scan Fingerprinting Event
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
All volunteers welcome // Free Live Scan Event // For everyone's safety, all volunteers who are working with children in any capacity must have valid Live Scan fingerprints on file.
Authentic Leadership
Monday, April 20, 2026, 5:30 PM
A Leadership Event Series for Women - With three dynamic and accomplished speakers you’ll be inspired, energized and better equipped to be the leader He wants you to be.
National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 07, 2026, 9:00 AM
Prayer Gathering - St. John's Sanctuary - We Gather to Pray for our Nation. 2026 Theme: "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples."
Annual Congregational Assembly
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:00 PM
Members 18 years and older please attend and participate. Senior Pastor's REPORT, Financial Report, Proposed Budget, Election of New Leaders, Very Important Updates...
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Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 22, 2026
10:30am
Weekly Church News
Welcome Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom
Invocation
Worship Set
“Your Love Awakens Me”
“Come Alive (Dry Bones)”
Confession and Absolution
“Come to Bethany”
Scripture Readings
Message Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom
Apostles’ Creed
Prayers of the Church
The Lord’s Prayer
“In Christ Alone”
Benediction
Worship Service Participants
Preacher: Pastor Trevor Van Blarcom
Director of Contemporary Worship: Stephan Nosrat
Thanks for joining us today!
March 22, 2026
Prayers of the Church
March 15, 2026
Great Physician, enlighten and open our eyes by Your Gospel.
Hide us in Your shelter in the day of trouble.
Provide a home in Your Church for those cast out by this world,
and unite them with us in the pure confession of Your name. Lord, in Your mercy,
O Lord, those who wait for Your salvation have the promise
that You will not forsake them.
Lead those who wander in darkness through rough places,
that they would find the way of righteousness and not be put to shame. Lord, in Your mercy,
Almighty God, You have promised that what we suffer does not condemn us,
but instead displays Your glory.
Sustain the afflicted in body or soul, especially Scarlett Cruz, Suzanne Lewis, Bryce Martin, Buster Monasmith, Krystn Shrieve Monroe, Brenda Range, those on our printed prayer lists, and those we name silently in our hearts… that they would take heart, trust You for healing and find You even in the midst of their trials. Lord, in Your mercy,
Heavenly Father, You would not have us grieve as those who have no hope,
but, rather, You call us to live in the confidence that all who die in faith are with You
in everlasting life and eternal peace.
Comfort the bereaved, especially…
the family and friends of Gloria Aarhus,
the family and friends of Steve Burton, brother of Julie Wobrock,
the family and friends of Delaney Kilbane, daughter of Megan,
the Lazar family,
the family and friends of Kimberly Reinika, cousin of Heather Gillette,
the family and friends of Dave Weilmuenster,
and the family and friends of our soldiers lost in Middle East…
Give the grieving courage to walk by faith, until that day, when all who belong to You
will be reunited around the throne of the Lamb. Lord, in Your mercy,
Almighty Father, uphold in mercy all authorities.
For those in governing authority and our civil servants – President Trump, Governor Newsom, and Mayor Slater, that they would uphold order and justice for a peaceful life.
For parents, grandparents, and caregivers – that homes would be strengthened
and families would be kept firm in Christian faith.
For our active and reserve military, and for our fire, police, and first responders –
that they would be protected and preserved,
and that they would carry out their duties with honor and integrity. Lord, in Your mercy,
Lord God, You promise in Your Word to lead the blind by ways they have not known,
to turn darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.
By Your Spirit, wake us up to cast away the works of darkness
and to live as children of light, which consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth, and to find out what pleases the Lord. Lord, in Your mercy,
All these things, heavenly Father, we pray in the name of Jesus Christ,
trusting in Your promises.
Teach our hearts to be content with Your will,
and to trust that You will answer with what is best for us and at the right time for our need.
To You alone we give all glory, honor, and worship,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Upcoming Events
Lent Wednesdays
Every Wednesday from 02/25/2026 to 03/25/2026
Dinner 5pm // Worship 6:30pm // Lenten Season
Easter Lilies for Worship Centers
Every Sunday from 03/15/2026 to 03/22/2026
Donate Lilies to decorate our Worship Centers for Easter Sunday
Teaching Church
Every Sunday, 9:45 AM
An in-depth teaching Bible Study between services on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 10:25 - held in Walker Hall Dining Room. Bring your Bible and grab a donut. Together we learn, reflect, and grow...
Holy Thursday Worship & Dinner
Thursday, April 02, 2026
Worship Services at 12:15pm and 7pm - Holy Communion - St. John's Sanctuary - Dinner at 5:30pm - St. John's Walker Hall Dining Room
Good Friday Worship
Friday, April 03, 2026
This service of darkness takes us through the scriptures of The Passion Story - Jesus' journey to the cross.
Live Scan Fingerprinting Event
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
All volunteers welcome // Free Live Scan Event // For everyone's safety, all volunteers who are working with children in any capacity must have valid Live Scan fingerprints on file.
Authentic Leadership
Monday, April 20, 2026, 5:30 PM
A Leadership Event Series for Women - With three dynamic and accomplished speakers you’ll be inspired, energized and better equipped to be the leader He wants you to be.
National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 07, 2026, 9:00 AM
Prayer Gathering - St. John's Sanctuary - We Gather to Pray for our Nation. 2026 Theme: "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples."
Annual Congregational Assembly
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:00 PM
Members 18 years and older please attend and participate. Senior Pastor's REPORT, Financial Report, Proposed Budget, Election of New Leaders, Very Important Updates...