Full to the Brim: An Expansive Lent
If love is our beginning, how can we live our lives led by love's promises? The Gospel texts during Lent are filled with parables and promises of God’s abundant and expansive grace: Jesus as a mother hen, a prodigal son welcomed home, a fig tree nurtured with care and hope, precious oil poured out lovingly and freely, stones shouting out with praise. These sacred texts are brimming with a gospel of grace. We’ve done nothing to deserve or earn this grace, and yet, like water, it spills over, touching everything in its path.
Sunday, March 6
Even in the Desert
Luke 4:1-13
Lectionary Texts:
• Deuteronomy 16:1-11
• Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
• Romans 10:8b-13
Sunday, March 13
Under God’s Wing
Luke 13:31-35 | Eric Mathis, preaching
Lectionary Texts:
• Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
• Psalm 27
• Philippians 3:17-4:1
(Time change weekend: Spring Forward)
Sunday, March 20
You Are Worthy
Luke 13:1-9
Lectionary Texts:
• Isaiah 55:1-9
• Psalm 63:1-8
• 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Sunday, March 27
Prodigal Grace
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Lectionary Texts:
• Joshua 5:9-12
• Psalm 32
• 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Sunday, April 3
Brazen Acts of Beauty
John 12:1-8
Lectionary Texts:
• Isaiah 43:16-21
• Psalm 126
• Philippians 3:4b-14
Sunday, April 10
Palm Sunday
Even the Stones Cry Out
Join us for a Palm Sunday Parade around our neighborhood following worship.
Luke 19:28-40
Lectionary Texts:
• Isaiah 50:4-9a
• Psalm 31:9-16
• Philippians 2:5-11
Thursday, April 14
Maundy Thursday
Worship at 12:00 Noon | Streamed from the Sanctuary only
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Supplemental Texts:
• Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
• Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
• 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Friday, April 15
Good Friday
Worship at 7:00 pm | In-Person and Live Streamed
John 18:1-19:42
Supplemental Texts:
• Isaiah 52:13-53:12
• Psalm 22
• Hebrews 10:16-25
Sunday, April 17
Easter Sunday
An Expansive Life
Luke 24:1-12
Lectionary Texts:
• Isaiah 65:17-25 or Acts 10:34-43
• Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
• 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43