Sundays
in Lent 2008
"MARKS OF A DISCIPLE"
2/10 LENT
1, DAILY PRAYER
Speaking and listening to God
2/17 LENT
2, WEEKLY WORSHIP
The gathering of God's people around the Word and the Sacrament,
affirming its calling, receiving gifts of grace, nourished and
strengthened, returning to the world to love as God loves
2/24 LENT
3, BIBLE READING
Statistics show that 38% of adults in the U.S. read the Bible
during a typical week, not including when they are in worship.
Of these readers, the average tiem spent during the week is
52 minutes, about 10 minutes a day
3/2 LENT
4, SERVICE
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord
require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly
with your God? Micah 6:8
3/9 LENT
5, SPIRITUAL FRIENDSHIPS
Spiritual friends pray with and for each other, encourage each
other, share insights into holy scripture, and help one another
reflect on ways God is active and present in their lives
3/16 LENT
6, PALM SUNDAY, GIVING
The offering, as part of worship, is symbolic of the giving
of one's self to the God who loves us with an everlasting love.
It is not done begrudgingly, but with joy and thanksgiving.
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to
what a person has, not according
to what he does not have. 2 Cor. 8:12
3/23 Easter, see below, The Seven Words Series
Wednesday
Evening Themes, Lent 2008
"WORDS THAT LAST FOREVER"
2/6 ASH
WEDNESDAY, FORGIVE
"Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
Luke 23:34
2/13, PARADISE
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
He replied, Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."
Luke 23:42-43
2/20, BEHOLD
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing
nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"
Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!"
And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. John
19:26-27
2/27, FORSAKEN
My God, my jGod, why have you forsaken me? Matthew 27:46
3/5, THIRST
"I thirst." John 19:28
3/12, FINISHED
"It is finished." John 19:30
3/20, HOLY
THURSDAY FOR YOU
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it
and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is
given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." Luke 22:19
(ESV)
3/21, GOOD
FRIDAY HANDS
"Father, into your hands I commit my Spirit." Luke
23:44-46
3/23,
EASTER ALLELUIA
But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for
I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here,
for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.
Matthew 28:5-6 (ESV)
