From Sunday's Sermon

Jesus’ first thirty years or so were spent as a carpenter and masonry worker. Then, after being baptized by his hairy cousin John, Jesus walked out into the wilderness without food or shelter. He stayed for a few weeks in that remote, barren wilderness. The ruling spiritual powers tempted him with the gift of enduring, unimaginable political power…
But Jesus, tired and hungry and alone, did not relent. He had something very different in mind. Having resisted the temptation, having resolved his purpose with clarity…Jesus walked back into town and changed the world forever.

Don Everts

Lent Day 5

Daniel 9:3-10

Hebrews 2:10-18

John 12:44-50

Lent Day 4

Ezekiel 39:21-29

Philippians 4:10-20

John 17:20-26

Lent Day 3

Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

Philippians 4:1-9

John 17:9-19

Lent Day 2

No OT reference today.

Philippians 3:12-21

John 17:1-8

Lent Services

This article from the Star Press highlights some local services commemorating Ash Wednesday. If you have a little time, or are curious maybe one of these works for you.

Here is the link

Ash Wednesday's Readings

Here are the readings for the first day of Lent. If you click on them, it will link you to the text. This should be a fun adventure. I pray that the discussion about the texts takes us deeper into the story of Lent and brings us face to face with the suffering of Jesus and we see ourselves in this story as well.

Amos 5:6-15

Hebrews 12:1-14

Luke 18:9-14