"For God so loved the world that He gave His
one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have
eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the
world, but to save the world through Him.” John
3:16-17
Welcome
to Atonement!
The greatest event in human history since the
Creation of it all is the Atonement. One does not have to be in this world
long to notice that along with all its magnificence and wonders, there also
exist fatal flaws. Disasters, cruelty, suffering, brokenness, loneliness,
loss and death are out there amongst the joys of life and love. At times
they seem to be overwhelming what is good. That is when the Atonement
becomes important. When the purpose of life is hidden and seems lost, when
the crisis overtakes even the desire to live, when we really wonder in our
heart of hearts, what it’s all about, the Atonement stands bold before us.
Something big, profound, powerful needs to take
over. Mankind has tried its best for thousands of years, with thousands of
fixes; each attempt also dies of the fatal flaws we carry in our genes. God
teaches us that the problem is sin, original sin and actual sin. The wrongs
of our parents in Paradise, and the wrongs of our very selves today, will
always compromise and condemn us. Something big, profound, and powerful
needs to rescue us and lead us to where we cannot go.
So God took it upon Himself to lift us out of our
sinful condition. It required the sacrifice of His own Son to erase the sin
of the world. It would require real death and real resurrection, powers
indeed well beyond mankind. Jesus, the only Son of God was the only one to
fit all the needed requirements. Being true God, He is bigger than the
problem of sin. Willing to give His holiness in exchange for our sinfulness
was most profound. Having the ultimate power of life, death and
resurrection to eternal life is most powerful indeed.
We gather here in awe of the Atonement. In receipt
of its gifts by grace and faith through the Holy Spirit in the waters of
Baptism, we worship to praise the author of life and the Atonement, and
gather others who are searching and seeking hope and help in this world to
the arms of the Atoning One, Jesus Christ.
We welcome you and invite you to join with us as we
explore the wonders of God’s grace and Love in our Atoning Savior Jesus
Christ.
Your Servant in Christ,
Pastor David Haught
Welcome to Atonement Lutheran Church and
School serving the Phoenix and Glendale Northwest Valley.
Visit us at 4001 W. Beardsley Road, Glendale, Arizona.
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