Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate Christ’s Resurrection on the Third Sunday of Easter. In today’s message, “You Are Not Walking Alone”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Luke 24: 13-35 where the Risen Christ appears to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus on the first Easter.
In today’s message, “Do Not Be Afraid, Christ is Risen!”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on Christ’s crucifixion in the Gospel of Matthew 28: 1-10 where Jesus first appears to Mary and Mary Magdalene after his Resurrection on the first Easter.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we solemnly observe, Good Friday. In today’s message, “The Word From the Cross ”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on Christ’s crucifixion in the Gospel of John 19: 19-27 and other accounts in the Gospels, focusing on what Christ said to us in the midst of His ultimate sacrifice for our salvation.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we observe, Maundy Thursday. In today’s message, “Lift Up The Cup of Salvation ”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Luke 22: 7-29, where Jesus, during His last supper with His disciples, institutes the sacrament of Holy Communion.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we begin Holy Week, celebrating Palm Sunday. In today’s message, “Between Hosanna and the Cross”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospels of John 12: 12-19, and Matthew 27: 27-66 where Jesus is first welcomed into Jerusalem in celebration as a savior from tyranny, then later is crucified on the cross.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Lent. In today’s message, “Can These Bones Live?”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of John 11: 1-45 where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, and Ezekiel 37: 1-14, the prophecy of the dry bones.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Lent. In today’s message, “Isolation Does Not Mean Abandonment”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of John 9: 1-41 where Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate the Third Sunday in Lent. In today’s message, “Jesus’ Living Water Never Runs Dry”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of John 4: 5-26 where Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob and reveals to her that He provides the living water of eternal life to us.
In today’s message, “God So Loved The World”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of John 3: 1-17 where Jesus explains to Nicodemus “God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Ash Wednesday – February 18, 2026
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate Ash Wednesday. In today’s message, “Dust Destined for Resurrection”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21 where Jesus teaches us about our worship and to know that God sees our devotion to Him.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate The Transfiguration of Our Lord. In today’s message, “The Voice from the Cloud”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 17: 1-9, where Jesus is Transfigured with Moses and Elijah.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. In today’s message, “Let Your Light Shine”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 5: 13-20, where Jesus teaches us to be the light of the world reflecting God’s love and mercy for all.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. In today’s message, “Blessed Where We Least Expect It”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 5: 1-12, where Jesus teaches us the beatitudes outlining His understanding of humanity’s plight and pronounces God’s compassion for us.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate The Third Sunday after the Epiphany. In today’s message, “‘Follow Me’ A Job Like No Other”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 4:12-25, where Jesus calls His disciples Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him and how Christ also calls us to follow Him.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate The Second Sunday after the Epiphany. In today’s message, “Come and See”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of John 1: 29-42a, where John’s disciples turn to follow Jesus.
In today’s message, “Beloved Children of God”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 3: 13-17, where Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan river.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate the Second Sunday after Christmas. In today’s message, “Growing in Wisdom and Grace”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Luke 2: 40-52, where Jesus remained in the synagogue in Jerusalem without his parents, then returns with them to Nazareth.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate the First Sunday after Christmas. In today’s message, “The Light That Will Not Be Overcome”, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Matthew 2: 13-23, where an angel tells Joseph to take Jesus and Mary and flee to Egypt in order to escape Herod’s attempt to kill Jesus.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, Pastor Temesgen Dabsu focuses today’s message “Immanuel in the Quiet Morning”, on the Gospel of John 1: 1-14, and compares the dramatic events of Christmas Eve to the lasting impact of Christ as Immanuel “God with us”.
Join us for our virtual worship service from Grace Lutheran Church El Cerrito, California as today we celebrate Christmas Eve. In today’s message "The Manger of Our Lives", Pastor Temesgen Dabsu reflects on the Gospel of Luke 2: 1-20 where God has come to us as a child Immanuel, “God with us”.
