THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD - March 9, 2025

We’re delighted to have you worship with us today!  Our prayer is that the songs and 
message from God's Word will fill you with love for our Savior, the One who first loved us.  

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME 
Would you look directly at the sun?  Only if you wanted to burn your retinas and have 
permanent blind spots.  Would you like to look directly at God?  It sounds wonderful in 
theory.  Yet Scripture describes God’s glory as being brighter than the sun.  Moreover, one 
component of God’s glory is His holiness.  Being holy doesn’t just mean God loves good; He 
also hates evil with burning intensity.  And we sin every day.  
No wonder the Lord once told Moses, “No one may see me 
and live” (Exodus 33:20).  Sinners would die of fear if they 
saw God in all His holy glory.  
So, how then can we possibly know God?  How can we draw 
near to Him without dying of terror?  In our final epiphany 
moment of this season, God explains.  God hides His glory in 
order to reveal Himself.  To carry out His good and glorious 
work of salvation, Jesus hid His glory and went to the cross.  
To allow sinners to stare at His glory without fear or harm, 
God hides it in the Gospel.  In the Gospel, we see the glory of 
Christ’s love, power, and salvation. The reality is that when 
God’s glory is hidden, it is most on display. 
So today we go to the mountain top with Jesus.  With Peter, 
James, and John we look at the face of Jesus revealed in all 
His glory.  With them we see God face to face and see the light of His salvation.  It is a light 
that penetrates the darkness of the sinful world that we live in, and the sin that so often 
darkens our lives.  May this glimpse of His light and glory refresh you for any dark days 
ahead. 

Serving at Worship:

Mr. Mike Rostad - Liturgy

Vicar Josiah Loersch - Sermon

Musical Accompaniment - Rosemarie Boushek