Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, and continues until Easter. Some Christians use this time as a time of spiritual preparation, contemplation, and discipline. Many people give up something for Lent. Pastor Mike has prepared a tool that we can all use to help focus our Bible reading and prayer times. It has a short Scripture passage to contemplate, a prayer topic, and a Gospel reading for each day.
If you want to go further, here are some other suggestions:
- Make room
- Clear out some things that are making you busy
- Give up something for Lent
- Fast
- Get alone
- Jesus often went to a “solitary place” to pray to God. So should we. You might want to try spending some time outdoors.
- Be quiet
- Sometimes we talk too much. Let God speak to us.
- Unplug
- Spend an hour or two each day without using a computer, consulting a smartphone, or playing video games.
- Open up
- As we contemplate and think about God, be open to His speaking to you.
- Pray, but also listen to the Holy Spirit
- Online devotional
- Here’s an online Lent devotional by N.T. Wright
Every generation is different, both in life and in faith. How well do we understand the upcoming generation and the times in which we live? How can we pass on beliefs, faith, and maturity to the emerging generation? Guest speaker Pastor Arnie C. Buehler will help us as he preaches from Titus 2. Find out what we need to do to encourage and enable the young adults that we know.
