First Sunday in Lent

Chris got his PhD! Thank you for all the support! We had Ash Wednesday services this week where we talked about the true heart and mindset behind whatever you might decide to do for lent whether it's fasting or taking on a spiritual practice. Lent is not a season where we set aside the good news of grace, it's a time when we remember we have a gracious Savior who forgives and loves and has already broken the bonds of our sin. This Sunday is the first Sunday in lent where we will look at the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. We start here for the beginning of lent because it captures Jesus' humanity, yet also, his perfection and we get to see how he chooses to respond in those moments of temptation.

As we behold the face of God in the face of Christ, we are transformed into his image. This is what it means to be fully human—to become like Jesus, the truly human one, and to grow more and more in the freedom of the children of God.