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Hope: Journey from Ashes to Life

Feb 28, 2021 | Annette Stiles Pendergrass

Hope in the Midst of Sacrifice (Contemporary)

Mark 8:31-38
Today in Worship we continue our Lent sermon series, “Hope: Journey from Ashes to Life.” The season of Lent gives us the opportunity for self-reflection as we journey with Jesus towards the cross, and his resurrection. In this, we can see the places in our lives that have been laid waste by sin or where it seems there is no hope. Through the journey of Lent, we are offered the opportunity to find the hope that Christ offers in the transformative power of his life, death, and resurrection, and to dedicate our own lives to it. This Sunday, we will find Hope in the Midst of Sacrifice as we read Jesus’ words from Mark 8:31​-38. To follow Jesus is to walk with him towards his suffering, humiliation, and death. As we do so, we find hope in our sacrifices, because when we lose ourselves, it is then that we find our true soul and purpose in Jesus.
 
Here is a snapshot of today's service:
Song: This Is Amazing Grace
Welcome & Announcements
Prayer of Confession & Words of Pardon
Song: Promises Never Fail
Pastoral Prayer, Lord's Prayer, Offertory Prayer
Song: Goodness Of God Hope in the midst of Sacrifice
Song: Called Me Higher
Closing Prayer

 

Series Information

Our 2021 Lent Series will take us a journey, following the UMC Lectionary, showing the path the gospels lay out from the ashes and brokeness to the promise of life eternal given through the grace of Christ.

Other sermons in the series