The First Sunday in Lent February 22, 2026 Matthew 4:1-11 Destination:  Calvary Stop #1— The Battle in the Desert     1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.  2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.  3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4Jesus answered, “It is written:  ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but…

Transfiguration Sunday February 15, 2026 Matthew 17:1-9 The Glory of the Lord Is Revealed!   1After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.  2There he was transfigured before them.  His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.  3Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. 4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good…

The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 8, 2026 I Corinthians 2:6-13 God’s Will for His Word— Treasure It!   6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.  7No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.  8None of the rulers of this age understood…