"Seasons of Life"

Sunday Worship

8:45 AM SERVICE, 10:00 AM Sunday School & Adult EdUCATION 11:00 AM SERVICE

by: Pastor Malinak

03/19/2026

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Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.

We find ourselves in the middle of Lent—a very important season in the church year. It is a time when we come face to face with the reality of our sin and our mortality. Yet even in this, we look ahead to the season to come—Easter—where we see that Christ is victorious over our sin.

We all go through seasons of life. In a very real sense, we cannot escape seasonal change.

We can look outside and see that we are just a few days away from spring. The grass is getting greener, the trees are budding, and the flowers are beginning to bloom. Our bodies are trying to adjust as well, dealing with seasonal allergies and all the histamines in the air. In time, our bodies adapt to these changes.

In much the same way, we experience seasons in our lives. We are born into infancy, grow into toddlerhood, move through childhood and adolescence, and eventually into adulthood—and beyond. Life is a continual rhythm of change.

It is interesting how there is a consistency within that change. We are always adjusting to what is happening around us and within us. Yet God, in His infinite wisdom, created these seasons and the order within them. He also created us with the ability to adapt to these changes.

At the same time, God reminds us that He is unchanging. He is the one constant—the One who never shifts, never moves, and never changes. He is eternally God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

In Him, we find stability. We do not need to worry about shifts or adjustments when it comes to who He is, because He is, was, and always will be exactly who He says He is.

When we think about seasons, we are reminded of Ecclesiastes chapter 3. God, through Solomon, gives us a beautiful and poetic reflection on the nature of change. Some of you may even recognize it from the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” from the 1960s.

So let us turn to Ecclesiastes chapter 3, beginning at verse 1:

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;

a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.”

There is a time and a place for every season under heaven.

And we know that whatever season of life we are experiencing—whatever season in our environment, and whatever season in the church—we know that God walks with us. He is with us always, and He is unchanging. He does not shift or change like the seasons do.

As we continue in this season of Lent, we reflect on our sin and our mortality. We remember that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. But at the same time, we look ahead to Easter. We look to the victory that Christ has won for us.

Christ has conquered our sin. He has overcome our broken nature. And in His mercy and glory, He has given us a new identity—an identity of righteousness. This is the season to which we look forward.

We look forward not only to Easter in the coming weeks, but to the eternal Easter that is ours in Christ. This is the promise we hold onto: that eternal life has already begun and continues even now.

We thank the Lord that He has claimed us as His own. We thank Him that we can look forward to that eternal Easter Sunday, where we will live in His presence forever.

And we thank the Lord that He is unchanging. No matter what changes we experience in our lives, He remains the same.

Let us pray:

Heavenly Lord, we thank You for being the unchanging God that You are. We thank You for calling us to be Your own. And we ask that in this Lenten season, as we reflect on who we are in our sin, You would also lead us to remember who we are in You—Your beloved children. Help us to grow in our identity as Yours. Shape us into the Easter people You have made us to be. And fill us with joy as we look forward to the promise of eternal life in Your presence. Lord, in all the seasonal shifts and changes we experience in this life, remind us that we are held secure in Your eternal and unchanging grace.  Bless us, keep us, and walk with us—today and always. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.


Have an amazing rest of your week. Enjoy the beautiful seasonal weather, and until we gather again for worship this Sunday, God bless.

Pastor Malinak


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Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.

We find ourselves in the middle of Lent—a very important season in the church year. It is a time when we come face to face with the reality of our sin and our mortality. Yet even in this, we look ahead to the season to come—Easter—where we see that Christ is victorious over our sin.

We all go through seasons of life. In a very real sense, we cannot escape seasonal change.

We can look outside and see that we are just a few days away from spring. The grass is getting greener, the trees are budding, and the flowers are beginning to bloom. Our bodies are trying to adjust as well, dealing with seasonal allergies and all the histamines in the air. In time, our bodies adapt to these changes.

In much the same way, we experience seasons in our lives. We are born into infancy, grow into toddlerhood, move through childhood and adolescence, and eventually into adulthood—and beyond. Life is a continual rhythm of change.

It is interesting how there is a consistency within that change. We are always adjusting to what is happening around us and within us. Yet God, in His infinite wisdom, created these seasons and the order within them. He also created us with the ability to adapt to these changes.

At the same time, God reminds us that He is unchanging. He is the one constant—the One who never shifts, never moves, and never changes. He is eternally God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

In Him, we find stability. We do not need to worry about shifts or adjustments when it comes to who He is, because He is, was, and always will be exactly who He says He is.

When we think about seasons, we are reminded of Ecclesiastes chapter 3. God, through Solomon, gives us a beautiful and poetic reflection on the nature of change. Some of you may even recognize it from the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” from the 1960s.

So let us turn to Ecclesiastes chapter 3, beginning at verse 1:

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;

a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.”

There is a time and a place for every season under heaven.

And we know that whatever season of life we are experiencing—whatever season in our environment, and whatever season in the church—we know that God walks with us. He is with us always, and He is unchanging. He does not shift or change like the seasons do.

As we continue in this season of Lent, we reflect on our sin and our mortality. We remember that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. But at the same time, we look ahead to Easter. We look to the victory that Christ has won for us.

Christ has conquered our sin. He has overcome our broken nature. And in His mercy and glory, He has given us a new identity—an identity of righteousness. This is the season to which we look forward.

We look forward not only to Easter in the coming weeks, but to the eternal Easter that is ours in Christ. This is the promise we hold onto: that eternal life has already begun and continues even now.

We thank the Lord that He has claimed us as His own. We thank Him that we can look forward to that eternal Easter Sunday, where we will live in His presence forever.

And we thank the Lord that He is unchanging. No matter what changes we experience in our lives, He remains the same.

Let us pray:

Heavenly Lord, we thank You for being the unchanging God that You are. We thank You for calling us to be Your own. And we ask that in this Lenten season, as we reflect on who we are in our sin, You would also lead us to remember who we are in You—Your beloved children. Help us to grow in our identity as Yours. Shape us into the Easter people You have made us to be. And fill us with joy as we look forward to the promise of eternal life in Your presence. Lord, in all the seasonal shifts and changes we experience in this life, remind us that we are held secure in Your eternal and unchanging grace.  Bless us, keep us, and walk with us—today and always. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.


Have an amazing rest of your week. Enjoy the beautiful seasonal weather, and until we gather again for worship this Sunday, God bless.

Pastor Malinak


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