The Struggle—With Guilt (Psalm 38)

Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 14 2021

The Struggle:  Psalms for Lent

Readings for this Service

First Lesson: Numbers 21:4-9. Both in suffering and in relief, we rejoice for both are evidences of God’s grace in Christ.

Psalm 38: A psalm of David of penitence.

Second Lesson: Ephesians 2:4-10. Because of Christ’s death and resurrection, God sees us as already in heaven.

Verse of the Day:  John 3:16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Gospel:  John 3:14-21.  The one who does what is true comes toward the light (Jesus) in order that his deeds may be seen as having been done in connection with God.

Sermon:  Psalm 38: The Struggle—The Struggle With Guilt.

We know what we can do when we struggle with sin and when we are weighed down with guilt. We can turn to Jesus, the one who loves us, and who sacrificed himself for us.

Pastor Nathan Kassulke