The Holy Lord Speaks His Command and His Promise

February 18, 2026 Ash Wednesday ServiceBible Readings: Isaiah 59:12–20, Matthew 6:1–6, 16–2 Worship Folder:  https://bit.ly/3MQAnmIPastor Paul TullbergSermon text: Zechariah 1:1–6A Call to Repent1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.2 The Lord was very angry with your forefathers. 3 Therefore, now you are to tell this people that this is what the Lord of Armies says to them.Return to me, declares the Lord of Armies, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Armies. 4 Do not be like your forefathers, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed, “This is what the Lord of Armies says. Return, return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.”But our forefathers did not listen, nor did they pay attention to me, declares the Lord. 5 Your forefathers—where are they now? And those prophets—did they go on living indefinitely? 6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded to my servants the prophets, caught up with our forefathers, didn’t they?Then they returned and said, “Because of our ways and our deeds, the Lord of Armies has done to us just as he planned to do to us.”The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.Take a Moment to recall something from today’s message.Ask Jesus to create for you opportunities to use your words,activities and thoughts to glorify Him this week.We value your friendship and the opportunity to share the love of Jesus together with you!