Bethel 02/21/21 Service

Temptation of Christ
Lent
2021 Lenten Calendar
40 Days of Lent: Find your own spiritual path

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries

This is the Second in a series of Worship Services from the Discipleship Ministries for the season of lent that began with Ash Wednesday. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for each of the services in the Series.
(Click on another service's graphic to view that service's Resource page.)

Worship Series: "Rend Your Hearts: Claiming the Promise"
from umcdiscipleship.org

Lent doesn’t have to be a somber time; but to be effective, it needs to be intense. It needs to be taken seriously and rigorously, and we can bring our full selves to the table. It is worth the strenuous effort, however, as we are enabled to embrace the fullness of the promise of Resurrection and live as disciples of Jesus Christ; disciples who make disciples. So, despite feeling as though we have been in a yearlong season of Lent, we need the season; we need the observance to open us to all God has in store for us.
Rend your hearts, so together we can claim the promise.

This Week's Theme: "This is the Sign"
Liturgical Resources

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday; we admit that. But this first Sunday is when many people become aware of the season. If there are rituals to be adopted, they will often begin today. So, we are on the brink again, or still, or even for the first time, of the journey. That’s why we begin with promise; we begin with covenant.