First Day of the Season of LentAsh Wednesday
February 18, 2026
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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
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This Service's Theme: "There Your Heart Will Be"
Ash Wednesday is about refocusing and realigning ourselves in relationship to God and one another. We must encounter our sinfulness and frailty not with shame and blame but with honesty and truth, trusting that God receives our confession.
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This Service's Theme: "There Your Heart Will Be"
Ash Wednesday is about refocusing and realigning ourselves in relationship to God and one another. We must encounter our sinfulness and frailty not with shame and blame but with honesty and truth, trusting that God receives our confession.
Liturgical Resources
Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes
Printed Planning Notes
Printed Message
Lectionary Scriptures:
Joel 2:1-2,12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6,16-21;
Suggested Hymns and Music Notes. DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
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Hymns Considered For this week: .
Verses - "Come and Find the Quiet Center"
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Verses - "Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord"
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Verses - "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian"