Lent 4 – Is God Shouting at Us?
Summary: In today’s old testament lesson, we hear of many of the hardships God’s people had to endure after leaving Egypt. Many felt angry and victimized, until Moses was able to secure healing by raising the snake before the people. This lesson tells of spiritual transformation. Today’s Gospel reading also tells of spiritual transformation. Many people throughout western history found Christianity hard to understand due to the degree of suffering that Christ endured. The British writer C.S. Lewis suggests that “In suffering, it may be that God is shouting at us”. The familiar passage from John 3:16 tells us that Christ took our suffering upon himself so we might find hope and healing. The Son of God assumed our hopelessness, weakness, and sense of abandonment so we could live eternally.
The 4th Sunday of Lent – March 14th, 2021
Order of Worship
Prelude: “Berceuse”, F. Shubert
Greeting
Opening Hymn: “Lead Me, Guide Me”
The Prayer of the Day
Old Testament Reading
Children’s Message
Gospel Reading
Anthem: “O Lord, Have Mercy”, Henry Purcell
Sermon
Sermon Hymn: “Amazing Grace”
Prayers & The Lord’s Prayer
Benediction
Sending Hymn: “Christ, the Life of All the Living”
Dismissal
Postlude: “Cradle Song”
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Another wonderful sermon about the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus Christ who took on every single thing that was wrong with us and died on the cross to give us His love and mercy. Hard to imagine!
Very cohesive and satisfying worship in every possible way, music, the Word, prayer. Thank you all!