The window above the altar in the chancel emphasizes the Trinity or Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. At the top are the symbols for alpha and omega – taken from Revelation 22:13, “I am the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” The left panel represents God the Father, the middle panel is God the Son (our savior Jesus Christ) and the right panel, God the Holy Spirit. The bottom three panels similar represent this trinity from left to right – the interlocking emblems representing “three in one.”
Christmas Window
Luke 2:16 – “And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.”
Jesus Teaching in the Temple
Luke 2:46 – 49: “After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know I must be in my Father’s house?”
Jesus Baptism
Luke 3: 21- 22: “Now when all the people were baptized and was praying the heavens were opened , and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased.”
Jesus with the Little Children
Matthew 19:13-15: “Then the children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’ And he laid his hands on them and went away.”
Jesus Raising Lazurus
John 11: 25 – 44 “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world. When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, ‘The teacher is here and is calling for you……And he said, “where have you laid him?’ They said, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus wept. So the Jews said, ‘See how much he loved him!’ ……..Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” …….When he had said these things he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Jesus and the Last Supper
Matthew 26: 26 – 29: “Now as they were eating, Jesus took the bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take eat, this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26: 36 – 46: “Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”……’My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.’ ……’My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done’ …..Then he came to the disciples and said to them, ‘Sleep and take your rest later on. See the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going, see, my betrayer is at hand.”
Jesus Crucifixion
Matthew 27: 22 – 54: “And when they came to a place called Golgotha…they offered him wine to drink, mixed it with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots…..now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour…..Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”…..And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit…when the centurian and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ‘Truly this was the Son of God!'”
Easter Morning
The Easter window is based upon John 20: 1, “Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was dark, and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb.”
Good Shepherd Window
John 10: 11-21 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep….I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.”
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