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PASTOR’S NOTE

Baptized Saints

Churches across the world are in the Season of Lent. This is not only a time where we experience penitence – that is remorse for our sins – but it is a time that actually funnels us towards Mt. Calvary. Like the narrative flow of the Gospels, we too are being taken somewhere in the flow of the church calendar. That some-where is the place of the skull – Golgotha. But why are we taken to the cross? We are taken to the cross year after year after year to behold the suffering and bleeding savior – the Christ who went to the cross for you and for me. And so we go to behold the cross – the agony and pain – because it is where our sins were forgiven. After the blood, pain, and cry of Christ – It is Finished – we are then brought into silence. We remain in the quietness of Good Friday’s shadow, until we come to Sunday Morning. On Sunday Morning, we hear the good news that the tomb is empty, that our Lord is not in the grave! From this most blessed news we are then granted faith to confess, “He has died for me; He has risen for me; all has been made right!” So, my dear friends, we journey this next month through Lent, to Good Friday and to the Empty Tomb. We journey through these events not as a mere historical academic lesson, but rather we journey because it is the story of our salvation. It is your story; it is my story. It is the story that defines us as the Lord’s Baptized. Have a blessed journey to the cross and the empty tomb, as the story of salvation envelops us all.

Anchored with you in Christ,

Pastor Richard

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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church March 2020 Newsletter 2

03/03 Serenity Richard 03/21 Ethel Walter

03/04 William Schmitz 03/22 Joanne Anhorn

03/05 Kristie Hoff 03/22 Jeanette Wirtzfeld

03/07 Julianna O'Neill 03/23 Dennis Klimpel

03/07 Ryley Plesuk 03/24 Kristi Schaefer

03/07 Laura Seney 03/25 Grace Brietzke

03/08 Crystal Hendrickson 03/25 Brady Sorensen

03/08 Sandy Lanier Darrow 03/26 NaVae Bernsdorf

03/09 Marlene Jundt 03/26 Derek Kabanuk

03/10 Caleb Reing 03/26 Kimberly Prey

03/13 Anya Richard 03/27 Amanda Walter

03/14 Dorothy Pederson 03/28 Judy Hudson

03/14 Danielle Plesuk 03/28 Joseph Shappell

03/15 Lucas Sutton 03/30 Jacob Bruesch

03/15 Kimberly Winter 03/30 Ian Richards

03/17 Melissa Sutton 03/31 Jason Kraft

03/18 Michael Grubb 03/31 Kira Thompson

03/20 Bonnie Joern 03/31 Jerome Wallery


It is been said before that anger is a secondary emotion. That is to say; anger is typically a strong feeling that comes as a result of something else such as injustice, lack of control, being threat-ened, or being disrespected. When something is not the way it should be, we get angry.

Surprisingly, though, anger is not sin but is an appropriate response to many situations and circumstances of life. Take Jesus for example, He often got angry but did so without sin. He got angry with the corruption in the temple. He got angry with the hypocritical teaching of the religious leaders. And He got especially angry at the death of Lazarus.

In the Gospel of John the eleventh chapter, Jesus came to the tomb of His friend Lazarus. After some tears, Jesus was deeply moved. In other words, He not only wept about the death of Lazarus but he also snorted at death with disgust. Indeed, He grunted, was disgusted, and was ticked off with death. He expressed anger towards the tomb of Lazarus because death was not the way it should have been for Lazarus. Humanity was not originally created for death. What this means is that we can take comfort when we are angry at death and the effects of death in our lives. For we are not alone. Jesus an-gered over the great enemy of death as well be-cause death is not the way it is supposed to be for humanity.

And so, when we anger and shake our fist at death and cry out in pain, we have a Savior who angered at death too. When we punch at death or weep over death, we have a Savior that under-stands. When we grind our teeth or we want to collapse inward on ourselves, Christ knows, for He angered and wept as well.

It brings us comfort to know that the Lord Jesus Christ understands. Furthermore, to express our anger and vocalize our sorrow is healthy and good. However, we must keep in mind that after we have grit our teeth, cursed at death, and shaken our fists – death is still there grinning at us as the victor. We cry; death smirks. We snarl; death laughs. Our anger only responds and cannot overcome or tame this mighty enemy of death.

Jesus, though, is not limited to the emotion of anger like you and me. But rather, He angered at death to the point that He did something about it.

There in the midst of the grieving crowd at the cemetery where Lazarus had been buried for four days, Christ stepped forward and spoke towards the dark tomb, “Lazarus, come forth!” And so Lazarus did.

This is only possible for Jesus Christ, because His frustration over death and His love for you, moved Him right to the center of the jaws of death and the sting of sin. Otherwise stated, His anger over humanity’s predicament of sin and love for humanity led Him to the lair of death and a collision with sin. There at the cross of Mt. Calvary, the Son of God was not some sort of sissy-mansy-pansy Savior; He was not a victim that we should feel sorry for. But rather, He did that which we could not do, He confronted sin and death on our behalf.

And so, take comfort, Baptized Saints! Your anger over death finds its end in Christ who actually did something to remedy death – He bled, died, and rose on your behalf to be the victor over your death.

In the name of Jesus: Amen.

From the

Where Our Anger Finds It End

Pastor’s Study


**Youth Group and Parents help for set up, serving and cleaning. $10 per youth group family per week for dessert/salad fixings.

03/04/2020

Lasagna, Caesar Salad and desert

03/11/2020

Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potato, Vegetable and desert

03/18/2020

Taco Salad and desert

03/25/2020

Turkey or Smoked Chicken quarters, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetable and dessert

04/01/2020

Soup and sandwiches and dessert

Easter Breakfast

Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, fruit, orange juice and coffee

What’s Happening? LYF Lent Meals and Easter Breakfast

$7 per meal. Punch cards available for pre-sale soon.


St Paul’s Youth & Parents: submit completed registration form to Diane. She will register our group online.


St Paul’s Youth Challenge

Goal: Pack more Mercy Meals than St. Mark’s.

Contact Diane to help!


Throughout the upcoming year, we will be participating in various

church services with St. Mark's Lutheran Church that will be held at

both churches.

Join Us!

Introducing Joint Services

with

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Divine Service Schedule (Time, Date, & Place)

7pm, April 11, 220, Holy Saturday Divine Service, St. Paul’s 7pm, May 21, 220, Ascension Divine Service, St. Mark’s

Stay informed by keeping up to date with upcoming service times and dates. Please con-

sult the church calendar in upcoming newsletters and online on websites at:

www.anchoredminot.com and

www.stmarksminot.com


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