Our Journey to the Cross

We are going to look at the Sermon Series we have been doing during the season of Lent

Our Journey to the Cross

Ash Wednesday – This is not an obligation-it is an invitation to Journey to the Cross with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour

1st Sunday of Lent - Facing Temptations- Jesus is tempted to abandon who he is, we are tempted to take things into our own hands and not trust God to do what He can do. We become selfish with the gifts God has given us.

2nd Sunday of Lent – Born from Above- We need to focus on our Spiritual life more than our physical life. We need to submit everything to the will of God.

3rd Sunday of Lent – Let meet at the Well – Jesus will meet us where we are and invite us into a deeper relationship with Him. He already knows everything about us, He wants us to talk to Him.

4th Sunday – Why? We spend our life asking why and Jesus Just wants to heal our blindness. He wants us to see the world through Jesus eyes. Trust Him

5th Sunday – Jesus Calling- Jesus is calling each one of us through the events of our life to put our total trust in Him and His Power. No matter how dead something looks. What is dead that we need Christ to resurrect in our life.

6th Sunday – Palm Sunday – Total Commitment- As Jesus enters into the most grueling week of His life it is only through total commitment to His Father that He will make it through. Jesus invites us to have total commitment to doing the will of His Father.

Maunday Thursday – Come to the table – We are invited to the table to be fed by His Body and Blood – to be nourished in our faith by His presence in our life. To live into our Baptismal Promises.

Good Friday – The Final Test – It takes every ounce of Faith to endure the Cross and Jesus shows us how total commitment to doing the will of God will overcome even Death itself. Jesus knows that we will have crosses in life. Moments that only a total commitment to God and our faith will get us through.

Easter Sunday – New Life in Christ- Christ always brings us through rough times to give us new life. Resurrection is realizing Christ as our Lord and Savior the Center of everything.

In Christ’s love,
Rev. Stephen W. Barch