Lent 5: Purge me from my sin
[…] the Psalm of the day actually calls us back to the very beginning of our Lenten journey. “Create in me a clear heart O God,” cries the Psalmist. “Renew a […]
Wilderness, Lent 1 (B) – 2018
[…] and as community must go, because out of the wild comes new life. During this Lenten season of fasting and focus, of praying and preparing, we are tempted to simply […]
Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, Diocese of Albany
[…] His computer crashed. âJesus saves.â The powerful stories that we hear at the beginning of Lent are mostly about the competition between the powers of self-concern and concern for God […]
Today’s Parable Is the Longest…, Lent 4 (C) – 2010
[…] in the family of God. Even though we understand that always â but especially during Lent â the call to ârepent and returnâ is one that we all should heed […]
Jesus, Daniel, and Johnny, Lent 1 (C) – 2019
[…] our souls, but because Christ resisted evil first. So, we continue in the journey of Lent, following after Jesus, knowing that while our Lenten disciplines and our outsmarting of evil […]
If You Ever Want…, Lent 1 (C) – 1998
[…] “I invite you, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating […]
The Lectionary Readings Begin…, Lent 3 (A) – 2011
[…] whom Moses’ words and their own lives bore witness. We are in the midst of Lent. Wilderness stories present a compelling picture of ourselves as well as a plausible record […]
Fifth Sunday in Lent
[…] day of my burial. 8You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” Printable Lectionary Readings Lent 5CDownload Find more resources for Lent 5C Sermons Bible Study
Bible Study: Lent 3 (A) – 2014
[…] our call to learn to tune our hearts to hear God’s voice in our lives. Lent is a time to remove the distractions that make it difficult to hear and […]
Fourth Sunday in Lent
[…] brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’” Printable Lectionary Readings Lent 4CDownload Find more resources for Lent 4C Sermons Bible Study
Bible Study: Lent 5 (B) – 2021
[…] you grow, where you could share the beauty of God’s work in you with others? Word – Lent 5 (B) – Bible StudyDownload PDF – Lent 5 (B) – Bible StudyDownload
Bible Study: Lent 5 (B) – 2018
[…] would it look like for God to write his law on your heart? Has your Lenten practice helped you move toward this vision? Psalm 51:1-13 The Church has long recognized […]
Bible Study: Lent 4 (B) – 2021
[…] understand eternal life in Christ? Where is the light of Christ shining in your life? Word – Lent 4 (B) – Bible StudyDownload PDF – Lent 4 (B) – Bible StudyDownload
Bible Study: Lent 2 (B) – 2021
[…] of the moment for lasting things? The popular choice for the more principled one? Profit for honor? Word – Lent 2 (B) Bible StudyDownload PDF – Lent 2 (B) Bible StudyDownload
Bible Study: Lent 4 (C) – 2013
[…] cover a fair amount of territory in the span of 11 verses. The emphasis during Lent, however, is likely to fall on the middle chunk, where sins are acknowledged and […]
Hunger for the Word, Lent 1 (C) – 2022
[…] famished–some because of illness, others because of the deprivations of war. It is an unre lenting hunger bringing with it a weakness that cannot be described unless experienced. And in […]
Second Sunday in Lent
[…] the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Printable Lectionary Readings Lent 2ADownload Find more resources for Lent 2A Sermons Bible Study
Bible Study: Lent 5 (A) – 2017
[…] our outpouring response in faith, upon which he meets us in our diversity and weakness. Lent is a time of self-reflection and repentance through prayers, fasting, and self-denial. As the […]
First Sunday in Lent
[…] to the test.’” 13When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. Printable Lectionary Readings Lent 1CDownload Find more resources for Lent 1C Sermons Bible Study
Nicodemus, Lent 2 (A) – March 8, 2020
: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 There is a trend among preachers, particularly lectionary preachers, to try and find that elusive “fresh perspective” or “new insight” […]