March 9, 2025

1st Sunday in Lent


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Prayers For This Week


This week we offer prayers of healing for Brian Carrico, Helen Elzer, Stephanie Forney, David Freeze, Phyllis Pohl, and George Taylor who are all dealing with health issues.

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Sunday Flowers


Today's flowers are given by Julia Dunlavey in loving memory of Patty & Don Dunlavey.


Pastor Andy's Message


Luke 4:1-13 (NRSV)


4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” 4 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’ ”


5 Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And the devil said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 Jesus answered him, “It is written,


‘Worship the Lord your God,

  and serve only him.’ ”


9 Then the devil led him to Jerusalem and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,


‘He will command his angels concerning you,

  to protect you,’


11 and


‘On their hands they will bear you up,

  so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ”


12 Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.


Luke 4:1-13 (NRSV)