Lent Sermon Series – Into the Wilderness

Just as the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years, and just as Jesus was tempted in the wilderness for forty days, so too can we feel like we are wandering in the wilderness as we face struggles, grief, temptations, and injustices.  This Lent, we will discover what it means to wander these parts of life in honesty with God through the practice of lament.  We will learn how crying out to God in our need can help us to fully embrace what it means to be human beings held and loved by a God we can trust.  We will learn that even through the darkest valleys, Jesus both goes ahead of us and walks with us.