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Tonight Wednesday March 26th, 2014 at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church of Irvine
7:00 pm worship at Concordia University, Good Shepherd Chapel
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Blessings to you on this 19th day of Lententide. We are almost half-way through Lent. The 40 days are reminiscent of our Lord’s 40 days in the wilderness to face temptation from the evil one FOR US which He overcame to save us. The 40 days are also reminiscent of the 40 years of the wilderness wanderings of God’s people in the Old Testament. 40 is symbolic of our entire lives.
So how are you doing this Lententide? We already know the answer (at least to an extent). Like the rest of us, it is fluctuating: your new man striving to walk with God; and your old man getting in the way. The battle continues. But we cry out to the Lord and — in Christ — He hears us and He is merciful (through the vicarious satisfaction of Jesus…His blood shed for the sins of the world).
Come worship tonight! We gather at 7:00 pm on the campus of Concordia University.
We worship in the Good Shepherd Chapel.
We worship in the Good Shepherd Chapel.
We worship in the Good Shepherd Chapel.
This is the church-like structure with high white cross along side the chapel and fountain at the base of its walkway. The chapel itself is along the perimeter of the University overlooking Irvine.
Tonight we receive the Word through beautiful music, the Word in sacred liturgy, in prayer, and in the Word proclaimed. This time as we continue our study on sacred vocation: “To Husbands and Wives.”
The Peace of the Lord be with you Christian!
Pastor Espinosa