Lent Sermon Series - A Journey to Hope

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:30pm

Ash Wednesday

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  The Journey Begins

Rev. Laura Hamm Peterson preaching

Music provided by the Chancel Choir

Scripture Focus:  Mark 8:31-37

The Imposition of Ashes will be offered as a sign of our mortality and repentance.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

First Sunday in Lent

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Journeying Together - Who is on the journey with you?

How can people encourage or discourage you when the going gets tough?  this segment tackles the importance of being involved in faith friendships and learning to lean on Christ as the ultimate Friend.

Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 10:13-16

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Germany, France

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Second Sunday in Lent

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Who are You? - Identity and Self-Esteem

Identity and self-esteem can make or break the journey. Do you base your identity on who people say you are, or who you know God created you to be? Finding a firm foundation in who you are called to be will help you overcome obstacles.

Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 11:1-11

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Third Sunday in Lent

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Work as a Joyful Destination - Finding Balance in Our Lives

We all rely on work to meet the financial needs incurred in our journey, but how can work itself be realized as a joyful destination? The disciples gave up all of their things to live out their passion for Christ. Many of us give up all of our passions to have "things".  How can we find a balance?

Rev. Laura Hamm Peterson preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 10:35-44

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Myanmar, Thailand

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Stopping to Refuel - Prayer

When we get tired along the way, it is tempting to stop or turn around. To go the distance, we must learn to "refuel". Prayer (personal and communal) is one means to build strength as Christ illustrates even in His most difficult times.

Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 14:32-40

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Funding and the Journey - Your Relationship with Money

Money is a means of exchange for something that we want. Any journey requires "purchases" along the way. Do you have a healthy relationship with money? In other words, do you have money, or does money have you? We will encounter scriptures that illustrate both (The Rich Young Ruler & The Widow’s Mite) and focus on Christ’s response.

Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 10:17-22, 11:15-19, 12:41-44, 13:15-17

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  China, Hong Kong, Macao

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Palm / Passion Sunday

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Flashbacks - Would we make this journey again?

On this Palm/Passion Sunday, we will "flashback" to the accolades which were given to Christ upon His triumphant entry to Jerusalem. Would we have started this journey, if we had realized the pain along the way? When hope seems most elusive, it may be just around the corner.

Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Scripture Focus:  Psalm 31; Mark 14:43-64

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore

Thursday, April 5, 2012, 7:30pm

Holy Thursday

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Community Around the Table - Sharing the Lord's Supper

Community was gathered around the table with Christ the night before He gave Himself up to be crucified. As we remember this important gathering, we too gather around tables, sharing the cup and breaking bread with one another in an experiential Lord’s Supper.

Rev. Laura Hamm Peterson preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 14:12-26

Friday, April 6, 2012, time TBD

Good Friday

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  In the Darkest of Times - Hope

It is easy to point fingers at those who betrayed Christ (Judas and Peter), yet we all have participated in denying Him in various ways. As we think about the journey we’ve taken, we recognize our own shortcomings, but also the message that in the darkest of times, God’s light still beckons us to Hope.

Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Scripture Focus:  Mark 15:1-39

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter Sunday

Three services:

7:30am - Early / Sunrise Service in Chapel in the Woods, Rev. Laura Hamm Peterson preaching

9:30am & 11:00am - Easter Services in the Sanctuary, Rev. Dr. Kathryn Woodrow preaching

Journey to Hope Sermon Series:  Resurrection Hope - The Journey Continues

When all hope feels lost, it has truly just begun. The journey continues.

Scripture Focus:  Mark 16:1-8

Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:  East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines