Study: Lamentations 2:1-12

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Study: Lamentations 2:1-12

February 28, 2024 • Pastor Gjerde • Lamentations 2:1–12

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Zion Lutheran Church - Wausau, WI (LCMC)

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Art: Lamentation of Christ by Raffaellino del Garbo (d. 1527 A.D.)

Pastor Gjerde continues our Lenten study today on the book of Lamentations. We pick up where we left off last week, beginning at 2:1.

How do we read Lamentations in light of God's mercy shown in Jesus Christ? How can Lamentations help us to lament with faithfulness? How can Lamentations help us to be more compassionate to fellow sufferers? How can great and good things, like compassion, actually turn into a form of idolatry and actually lead someone away from faith, from God?

Lamenting can be a helpful antidote to doubt and unbelief. The poetry of Lamentations can be a helpful guide to express the deepest sorrows, frustrations, and disappointments of our lives in prayer.

Easter Study: Ascension

May 1, 2024 • Pastor Gjerde • Acts 1, Ephesians 1, John 20, Luke 24

Word at the Middle of the Week May 1, 2024 Zion Lutheran Church - Wausau, WI (LCMC) https://zionlutheranwausau.com Art: "Ascension of Christ" by Giacomo Cavedone (Italy, Bologna; 1601 A.D.) After giving an introduction to the events leading up to the Ascension of our Lord, Pastor Gjerde shares with us some reflections on the various accounts of the ascension found in Scripture. Passages discussed: John 20:11-18; Luke 24:36-49; Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:3-4, 15-23 Why shouldn't Mary cling to the risen Lord? How does Jesus come closer to us because He is the ascended Lord? How can the Lord be clung to now He is at the right hand of the Father? Why is the ascension of our Lord such a wonderful yet misunderstood fact of our Lord's life, and also in the life of the Church?

Easter Study: Acts 9:1-17

April 24, 2024 • Pastor Gjerde • Acts 9:1–17

Word at the Middle of the Week April 24, 2024 Zion Lutheran Church - Wausau, WI (LCMC) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=quffluhqblforklyuwt4ewzmwnztrwzhcjfoamrkt1qzqxxbq3jtc0ttlurtovvim0rnu1jrbi1poedac0faqnlcn01unjgztzhgs2fynu5ssuvicgdoshy1zfrcuwvmzktoznvls211uxdpnko5rerxsgrbdut5dzvzwjzkqtdbcfbnnuzpuhbtwjlwvmu2bs0tvdzcoxc3yw&q=https%3a%2f%2fzionlutheranwausau.com%2f&v=fdprilu89as Art: "Conversion on the Way to Damascus" by Caravaggio (1601 A.D.) After giving an introduction to the events leading up to Acts 9, Pastor Gjerde shares with us some reflections on Acts 9:1-17, another post-resurrection (and ascension!) appearance of Jesus Christ to Saul/Paul on the road to Damascus. What does Saul learn about the Church through this encounter with the risen Lord? How connected is the Lord to His body, the Church, and why does that matter? Why and how does Jesus involved the greater Church in every conversion? What role does suffering play in the conversion of Paul and the ongoing mission of the Church? And like Ananias, how does the Church continue to lead converts deeper into the faith we believe, teach, and confess? How do people, generally speaking, come to faith in Jesus Christ?

Easter Study: John 21

April 17, 2024 • Pastor Gjerde • John 21

Word at the Middle of the Week April 17, 2024 Zion Lutheran Church - Wausau, WI (LCMC) https://zionlutheranwausau.com/pastor Pastor Gjerde shares with us some reflections on John 21. How does this record of Jesus appearing to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias show us the ever-important practice of forgiving those who have wronged you? How does Jesus demonstrate his freedom as the Man-who-shall-never-die again? The unpredictable nature of Jesus in his resurrection glory may be strange, surprising, but always good.