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Ash Wednesday › Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Psalm 51:1-17 Lent 1 › Mark 1:9-15 1 Peter 3:18-22 Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 New & Featured This Week Emphasis Preaching Journal Ash Wednesday - B Illustration Sermon Illustrations for Ash Wednesday (2021) Bill Thomas Mark Ellingsen Bonnie Bates Frank Ramirez Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 A man was praying with his minister about his struggle with sin. He prayed a prayer the pastor had heard many times before. “Lord, take the cobwebs out of my life.” Just as he said this the pastor interrupted, “Kill the spider, Lord.” Repentance is more than just regret that you got caught or that things went poorly. God’s thoughts about... StoryShare Ash Wednesday - B Stories The Faith of Giving Peter Andrew Smith David O. Bales Contents “The Faith of Giving” by Peter Andrew Smith “Facing Guilt” by David O. Bales “Necessary Ash Wednesday” by David O. Bales The Faith of Giving by Peter Andrew Smith Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Richard took the last of the bags out of the back of the car and placed them in the... CSSPlus Ash Wednesday - B Children's sermon Showing Off! John Jamison Object: Some kind of noisemaker like a horn, a whistle, pan lids, or anything else that can make a racket without hurting anything. A robe or fancy piece of cloth to drape over the shoulders. NOTE : When you have the children play the parts and say the words, the more you encourage them to have fun with it the more memorable it will be. ... SermonStudio Ash Wednesday - C Stories True Repentance Richard A. Jensen "Today we're going to talk about Lent," Tanya announced at the beginning of the adult class she had been teaching for more than 20 years. "It dawned on me the other day that in all the years I've been teaching this class we've never talked about Lent." The class members seemed to agree and Tanya Washington began her Lenten discussions by giving the class members some background on the history of... SermonStudio Ash Wednesday - B Sermon Becoming New Donna E. Schaper When we fast we are not to become dismal. Fasting is a spiritual practice that people use to become new. But what if you wanted to become new and didn't know how? What if you were sick of yourself, your house, your clothes, and your car, but you were too old to take off for the West Coast in a jalopy? What if you had heard just one too many stories about the crash of currency in... The Immediate Word First Sunday in Lent - B Children's sermon, Illustration, Preaching, Sermon, Worship Searching for a Sign Mary Austin Christopher Keating Dean Feldmeyer Thomas Willadsen Bethany Peerbolte George Reed Katy Stenta For February 21, 2021: Search for a Sign by Mary Austin — God understands our human need to make our covenants visible. What will make the invisible visible, in the months ahead? Emphasis Preaching Journal First Sunday in Lent - B Illustration Sermon Illustrations for Lent 1 (2021) Frank Ramirez Bill Thomas Mark Ellingsen Bonnie Bates Genesis 9:8-17 The last four years of the Trump administration have not been good for creation with all the environmental protection rollbacks (though the pandemic did stop some of the pollution). The Black Lives Matter movement has taught us about the racial character of our environmental pollution techniques. The Environmental Pollution Agency found that air pollution in... Emphasis Preaching Journal First Sunday in Lent - B Commentary Living Our Baptism During Lent David Coffin The season of Lent is a time to grow in our faith by means of taking our baptism vows seriously (be they infant or adult baptism tradition). “Pastor Wilbur” returned to the United States after a twenty plus year service in a third world Asian country for his denominational mission agency. In modern times, Pastor Wilbur finds himself feeling like he is in a “time warp” of sorts. As a way of... StoryShare First Sunday in Lent - B Illustration, Stories A Backpack of Rocks C. David Mckirachan Keith Hewitt Contents “A Backpack of Rocks” by C. David McKirachan “Sin Is The Schmutz On Our Lives” by C. David McKirachan “And Now for Something Completely Different…” by Keith Hewitt A Backpack of Rocks by C. David McKirachan Genesis 9:8-17 Whenever there has been a moment in my life for which I grieve, a... CSSPlus First Sunday in Lent - B Children's sermon Focus John Jamison Hi, everyone! (Let them respond.) Who can tell me what I have here in my hand? (Hold up the eyeblasses and let the children respond.) A pair of glasses, right. That wasn’t hard to figure out was it? Now, let me ask you another question that might be a little trickier. Who can tell me why people wear glasses like these? (Let them respond.) Sometimes we need glasses to... Emphasis Preaching Journal Ash Wednesday - B Commentary Planning for the Future One Day at a Time Sandra Herrmann Have a good Lent. I hope that this time of re-assessment of our attitudes and behaviors is a time when you will find yourself being renewed in spirit and closer to our Lord. This is the time in the Christian year when we are counseled to repent – to turn again , away from the world which tries to consume us, and toward the God who loves us. We are called to come and... The Village Shepherd First Sunday in Lent - B Children's Story I Believe... Janice B. Scott Michael was both excited and scared all at the same time. Tonight was his big night, for tonight he would stand up in church to be enrolled in the Christian faith. Michael wondered what would happen, and how he would feel. His Sunday school teacher had warned him that he might not feel any different, but deep down inside Michael was sure his life would utterly change. After... SermonStudio First Sunday in Lent - B Preaching First Sunday in Lent Carlos Wilton Theme For The Day Let us rejoice in the covenant God makes with us, by sheer grace, beyond our deserving! Old Testament Lesson Genesis 9:8-17 The Bow In The Clouds "I establish my covenant with you," says the Lord to Noah, "that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood ..." (v. 11). Then the Lord gives Noah the... SermonStudio First Sunday in Lent - B Sermon On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! John S. Smylie Mark doesn't waste any time getting us involved in the beginning of our Lord's ministry. In these few verses, we experience Jesus baptized by John in the River Jordan, followed by the Holy Spirit descending upon him. Immediately after, a voice from heaven proclaimed pleasure in Jesus. Moments later, Jesus is driven by the Spirit into the wilderness where we learn he is to be tempted by Satan. And... 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