Lent is a 40-day season to prepare us for the significance of Christ’s suffering and death [Maundy Thursday and Good Friday] and our celebration of his resurrection [Easter Sunday and every Sunday since]. Christian tradition uses this period for prayer, repentance, reflection, and renewal. We follow Jesus to the cross and learn to identify our lives with his.

Prayers for Lent

Grant me, O Lord my God,
a mind to know you,
a heart to seek you,
wisdom to find you,
conduct pleasing to you,
faithful perseverance in waiting for you,
and a hope of finally embracing you.

~Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas

Let me remember-
His eagerness, not to be ministered unto, but to minister;
His sympathy with suffering of every kind;
His bravery in the face of His own suffering;
His meekness of bearing, so that, when reviled, He reviled not again;
His steadiness of purpose in keeping to His appointed task;
His simplicity;
His self-discipline:
His serenity of spirit;
His complete reliance upon Thee, His Father in Heaven.
In each of these ways, Lord, give me grace to follow in His footsteps . . .

~John Baillie, A Diary of Private Prayer

Sunday Worship

Jesus and the Kingdom of God Sermon Series

February 26th ~ Dale Flowers
Matthew 16:13-20
Creative Tension: Church and Kingdom

March 4th ~ Child-Led Worship
I Corinthians 13:1-8
This is My Love
The 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. worship services will be led by our children.
The 8:15 a.m. worship will be our usual pattern with student preachers.

March 11th ~ Mike Griffin
Worship and Communion
Matthew 24:3-14
Not Yet: The Kingdom Future

March 18th ~ Dale Flowers
Matthew 5:17-20
Life in God’s Kingdom ~ Part 1

March 25th ~ Dale Flowers
Matthew 6:1-15
Life in God’s Kingdom ~ Part 2

Holy Week

Palm Sunday
April 1st ~ Tim Stafford
Mark 11:1-11
Behold Your King!

Maundy Thursday
April 5 ~ 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday
April 6 ~ 12:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday
April 8th ~ Dale Flowers
John 18:33-36
Not of This World