Lent/Easter Preview

Ok gang, I will start putting up detailed posts at the beginning of February, but for now here is a preview of whats up for Lent and Easter Sunday:

March 1 Virtues Worth Living: 1. The Humility to Go Low First Sunday of Lent
Mark 1: 9-15; I Peter 3: 18-22
Sermon series on critical virtues for our postmodern world. Jesus embodies a quality of humility and willingness to serve, help, care in ways that allow God’s love to be more visible. The passage in I Peter talks about Christ visiting the Spirits in Prison (Hell) to preach and release them. Jesus was willing to go anywhere. So should we.

March 8, Virtues Worth Living: 2. Generosity
Mark 8: 31-38 Jesus is the very definition of generosity in his self-giving and sacrificial ministry. What can we learn about generosity in our own life, faith, giving of ourselves that takes us to the cross.

March 15 Virtues Worth Living: 3. Telling the Hard Truth
John 2: 13-22 Jesus chases money changes out of the temple; speaks the hard truth to powerful people about corruption of religious practice. Addressing deception in our public/private lives and faith and how we can be people faithful to truth about injustice in our world.

March 22 Rob or Valerie preaching

March 29 Virtues Worth Living: 4. A Forgiving Heart
Ps. 107: 1-3, 17-22; Ephesains 2: 1-10 God’s steadfast and faithful love that forgives us and teaches us the way of repentance. Facing those hard times when someone’s words/actions seem unforgivable to us.

April 5, 2009 Palm Sunday 2009 Virtues Worth Living: Spiritual Insight ALSO Bring a Friend Sunday
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Gaining the insight to see what God is bring to our faith and world as God’s reign of love moves into our lives and sometimes right into streets and neighborhood.

April 12, 2009 Easter Sunday The Rising
Mark 16: 1-8
Understanding the resurrection of Jesus in our faith in God’s promise of eternal life for us. Jesus’ rising is our rising too.