How does God help us in temptation and struggle?

Life is full of spiritual battles, doubts, and pressures. This week we’ll talk about endurance, God’s faithfulness, and how He leads us toward freedom and life as we look at what it means to pray, “lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”

Our readings will be Genesis 3:1-8; Psalm 121; James 1:12-18; Matthew 4:1-11.

We will sing these songs this week:

• “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” LBW 104
• “Near the Cross"
• “Go to Dark Gethsemane” LBW 109
• Anthem: “Knowing You Jesus“ - Joy Adult Choir

Thank you to the following people who are serving on Sunday, March 22nd.

Greeters: & Ushers:  Bill & Karen McDonald

Keyboardist:  Kay Rossow

Reader:  Andy Hall

Children’s Church: Karmen Hammermeister & Clarissa Olson

Communion Assistants:  Mary Veis and Andy Hall

Lunch:  Joy Members with Last Names S-Z

Blessing our Community in 2026

• Adaptive Performance Center - $1000 
• Peace Lutheran Food Pantry - $1000
• Child Bridge - $1000 designated for work in Yellowstone County
• CLDI - $2000 (with half of that earmarked for women’s alcoholism)
• Trinity Lutheran School  - $1000 (scholarships)
• Luther’s Lodge  - $1429 for renovation of 1st English Lutheran Church.

Upcoming Events and Opportunities to Serve

There’s a Missional Community waiting for YOU -  We have Missional Communities for people who want to encourage each other and integrate faith and life. If you are interested or have questions, you can talk with our pastor.

We partner with Tumbleweed  to provide a hot lunch for 60-75 youth and young adults at least once a month. Tumbleweed provides safety, assistance, and hope to our community’s vulnerable and homeless youth, creating lasting life changes. If you are interested in this opportunity, let us know.

Here are some other ways we serve the Billings community:

• Cookie Drive for Tumbleweed (February)
• Mother's Day Diaper Drive for Family Promise (May)
• School Supplies for Ponderosa Elementary (August)
• Clothing Drive for Tumbleweed (October)
• Christmas Eve Offering is given to a local non-profit (December)

Prayer Requests? Joy has a team that gathers for prayer twice a month. Additionally, we pray for our prayer list regularly between those times. If you or someone you know needs prayers, please let us know. All prayer requests are kept confidential. You can either:

• Connect with a member of the prayer ministry team (Mary Ann Hall, Deb Lane, Diane Summers, Carol Wahl, Jan Wolf, Dave Hall),
• Call or email the church office
• Or submit a prayer and let us know  “How Can We Pray For You?”

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. - Matthew 18:20