Even though we can’t gathering physically, we can be united in worship this week. Join us at 8:30 a.m. on the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mt. Horeb Facebook page, where the worship appear on Facebook Live. Following the original stream, the video will be available on the Facebook page, as well as on this page. Several weeks of worship videos are available at:
http://elcmthoreb.org/home/worship/sermon-archive/

This week’s devotions: End of the Age – March 29, 2020

SHARE:   What was a high point of your day? What was a low point?

READ: Read the following daily readings to deepen your understanding

Monday, Mark 13:9-13, Persecution foretold

Tuesday, Mark 13:14-23 The Desolating Sacrilege

Wednesday, Mark 14:1-2, The plot to kill Jesus

Thursday, Mark 14:10-11, Judas agrees to betray Jesus

Friday, Mark 15:1-5, Jesus before Pilate

Saturday, Mark 15:6-15, Pilate hands Jesus over

Go to clergystuff.com/daily-devotions for devotions on the daily readings.

TALK:  Consider some of these ideas

²⁴ “But in those days, after that suffering,

the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light,
²⁵ and the stars will be falling from heaven,
    and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

²⁶ Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory (Mark 13:24-26)

Jesus taught the disciples about the end of all things.  But in his words, they learned about the things of now.  Be awake and watchful. Life is happening all around us.

• What “world-ending, mass panic” messages do you remember?  Were you sucked into the hysteria?  What helped you calm down?
• What do you worry about?  Does faith help calm those fears?

PRAY:  O Lord, no one on earth knows the hour of your return.  Only keep us watchful and awake, that we might always be at work in your kingdom, for the sake of Jesus.  Amen.   

BLESS:  May you find peace today, trusting that God will keep you forever..