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The Martin Luther College Choir presents a choral concert titled “Piercing the Darkness.” The program includes settings of familiar hymns, as well as selections by choral music composers representing a variety of musical styles.

Jesus reminds Martha, Mary and us that one thing is more important than everything else—the word of God.

Cross Peace: INRI Sign: Sign of the Cross

Everyone has a deep spiritual thirst. Jesus offers himself as living water that quenches our thirst for forgiveness and eternal life.

Cross Peace: The Whip: The Pain of the Whip

God called Abraham and gave him a cluster of promises. Through Abraham and his descendants, the whole world is blessed.

Cross Peace: The Sword: Struck by the Sword

When sin ruined God’s perfect world, he promised a Savior. Jesus battled Satan and he defeated him for us.

Cross Peace: The Rooster: A Call to Remember

Not everyone recognized Jesus as the Messiah, but he revealed himself on the Mount of Transfiguration. Jesus focused on the purpose for which he had come to earth: to save sinners.

A visit with UW alum Bethany Brewster

Jesus knows what it is like to be lonely. He promises to be present in our lives until we see him face to face in heaven.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Jesus, Matthew 11:28)

Jesus faced stressful situations in his life on earth. When he did, he knew where to turn. He cast all his anxieties on God.

"...and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." (Psalm 50:15)

Guest speaker and seminarian Ben Bitter presents a message based on 1 Peter 5:6-11

A message from guest speaker Pastor Kyle Bitter, based on Isaiah 49:1-7

God sent Jesus to claim us as his very own people, so that we declare his praises as we let our lights shine.

We are children of God! Each one of us has that privileged status, which makes us heirs of eternal life in heaven.

Jesus’ quiet birth became a spectacle of angels announcing peace to God’s people through the coming of the Messiah.