May 2026 – Blessed with God’s Forgiving Grace Dear Friends of Zion,
We celebrate Easter with the words, “Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!” Easter lasts fifty days. Forty days after His resurrection, Christ ascended into heaven. That day is called the Ascension of our Lord. Ten days later the disciples were all together again in one place. And the Holy Spirit descended upon them as “tongues as of fire”, giving them the ability to speaking in other languages. People who were in Jerusalem we able to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ in their own languages.
In a world where communication problems arise even among those who speak the same language, this was an amazing event. Not everyone appreciated what was happening. Some of the people in Jerusalem made fun of it, accusing the disciples of being drunk (Acts 2:13). They didn’t understand. Even today there are people who continue to mock and make fun of Christian people practicing their faith to the point where many Christian people have given up going to church and partaking of the Lord’s Supper and hearing the Word of God.
In some houses, an empty shelf is not empty for long. Someone comes along and fills it with something. The same thing has been said of the church. If we do not keep the churches active and alive, if they grow empty and close, something else will fill it. And what replaces the church will not offer the blessings of Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection.
On Pentecost, the disciples preached in the languages of the people and on that day over 3,000 were baptized. St. Luke wrote, “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). People were blessed to be received into the kingdom of God’s grace, to live with a divine purpose, and to be a blessing in the world.
This year Pentecost is celebrated on the weekend of May 23 and 24. Because of the work of the Holy Spirit, you and I can say that we are members of God’s kingdom of grace – His church on earth. We are blessed with God’s forgiving grace, and even our bodies have been made to be temples of the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us! May we treasure that gift and leave no room for something else to replace it in our hearts and lives.
Pastor
April 2026 – Words of Power and Promise Dear Friends of Zion,
We are so blessed! God sent us the Savior, His own Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus came to stand in our place and live the life you and I could not live because of our sin. He stood in our place to face the judgment and condemnation that we deserved from a holy and just God. That’s what Good Friday is about.
Isaiah prophesied about Jesus when he wrote, “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:4-5).
Jesus not only stood in our place under the judgment of God to pay sins’ wages, He rose again from death to life for our justification. Because He is risen from the dead, God promises eternal life to all who believe in the crucified and risen Lord. That’s what Easter is about. Jesus once said, “Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19).
As we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection on Easter, we also celebrate the resurrection that is ours in Christ. Jesus once said to Martha as she was grieving her brother’s death, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25-26). When I read these words, they bring great comfort to me as I think of my own family and friends who have departed to be with Christ. Knowing the Lord’s promises and victory, I realize that our Lord blesses us with life beyond the grave.
And so we say, “Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!” These are not empty words, but words of promise and power that give hope and joy to those who believe in the resurrected Lord.
Pastor
March 2026 – Hope and Peace Dear Friends of Zion,
We are still digging out from the blizzard. Seeing the snow and hearing the wind can easily stir up memories from the past. I remember a blizzard that my family endured in Kansas. The boys were young. We lost power as well as heat. Sally was having an allergic reaction to penicillin and drove herself to the hospital for treatment. I tried making coffee and eggs on a charcoal grill. The temperature in the house dropped to 50 degrees. Although we were uncomfortable, we survived.
Lent is a time for remembering all that our Lord did for us and for our salvation. This year the last weekend in March is the observance of Palm Sunday. It reminds us that He entered Jerusalem in humility at the beginning of Holy Week. The night before our Lord was crucified, He instituted a very special meal, in what we call “The Lord’s Supper.” We value His words of institution as the elements are consecrated:
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.’ In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’”
St. Paul once wrote, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). Our Lord gave us something to remember Him by, His sacrifice for our sins as well as the promises He has made to us that give us hope and peace. Hope and peace are two things we need in our lives today.
May God bless you with His hope and peace!
Pastor
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May 2026 – Blessed with God’s Forgiving Grace
Dear Friends of Zion,
We celebrate Easter with the words, “Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!” Easter lasts fifty days. Forty days after His resurrection, Christ ascended into heaven. That day is called the Ascension of our Lord. Ten days later the disciples were all together again in one place. And the Holy Spirit descended upon them as “tongues as of fire”, giving them the ability to speaking in other languages. People who were in Jerusalem we able to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ in their own languages.
In a world where communication problems arise even among those who speak the same language, this was an amazing event. Not everyone appreciated what was happening. Some of the people in Jerusalem made fun of it, accusing the disciples of being drunk (Acts 2:13). They didn’t understand. Even today there are people who continue to mock and make fun of Christian people practicing their faith to the point where many Christian people have given up going to church and partaking of the Lord’s Supper and hearing the Word of God.
In some houses, an empty shelf is not empty for long. Someone comes along and fills it with something. The same thing has been said of the church. If we do not keep the churches active and alive, if they grow empty and close, something else will fill it. And what replaces the church will not offer the blessings of Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection.
On Pentecost, the disciples preached in the languages of the people and on that day over 3,000 were baptized. St. Luke wrote, “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). People were blessed to be received into the kingdom of God’s grace, to live with a divine purpose, and to be a blessing in the world.
This year Pentecost is celebrated on the weekend of May 23 and 24. Because of the work of the Holy Spirit, you and I can say that we are members of God’s kingdom of grace – His church on earth. We are blessed with God’s forgiving grace, and even our bodies have been made to be temples of the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us! May we treasure that gift and leave no room for something else to replace it in our hearts and lives.
Pastor
April 2026 – Words of Power and Promise
Dear Friends of Zion,
We are so blessed! God sent us the Savior, His own Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus came to stand in our place and live the life you and I could not live because of our sin. He stood in our place to face the judgment and condemnation that we deserved from a holy and just God. That’s what Good Friday is about.
Isaiah prophesied about Jesus when he wrote, “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:4-5).
Jesus not only stood in our place under the judgment of God to pay sins’ wages, He rose again from death to life for our justification. Because He is risen from the dead, God promises eternal life to all who believe in the crucified and risen Lord. That’s what Easter is about. Jesus once said, “Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19).
As we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection on Easter, we also celebrate the resurrection that is ours in Christ. Jesus once said to Martha as she was grieving her brother’s death, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25-26). When I read these words, they bring great comfort to me as I think of my own family and friends who have departed to be with Christ. Knowing the Lord’s promises and victory, I realize that our Lord blesses us with life beyond the grave.
And so we say, “Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!” These are not empty words, but words of promise and power that give hope and joy to those who believe in the resurrected Lord.
Pastor
March 2026 – Hope and Peace
Dear Friends of Zion,
We are still digging out from the blizzard. Seeing the snow and hearing the wind can easily stir up memories from the past. I remember a blizzard that my family endured in Kansas. The boys were young. We lost power as well as heat. Sally was having an allergic reaction to penicillin and drove herself to the hospital for treatment. I tried making coffee and eggs on a charcoal grill. The temperature in the house dropped to 50 degrees. Although we were uncomfortable, we survived.
Lent is a time for remembering all that our Lord did for us and for our salvation. This year the last weekend in March is the observance of Palm Sunday. It reminds us that He entered Jerusalem in humility at the beginning of Holy Week. The night before our Lord was crucified, He instituted a very special meal, in what we call “The Lord’s Supper.” We value His words of institution as the elements are consecrated:
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.’ In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’”
St. Paul once wrote, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). Our Lord gave us something to remember Him by, His sacrifice for our sins as well as the promises He has made to us that give us hope and peace. Hope and peace are two things we need in our lives today.
May God bless you with His hope and peace!
Pastor
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