Matthew 6, 1 Kings 2 | As we observe the first Sunday of the Season of Lent, we should explore the both the acts of self denial and almsgiving. We use the 40 Days of Lent as a time to set new patterns of behavior, as well as sober self-reflection. This is a great time to identify those places in our lives that simply are not in the example of Jesus. We spend this time changing our behavior in the hope that actions that seem awkward and foreign become more natural to us.
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Now the Nation of Israel is truly a functioning government with boarders, a standing army, solid leadership and the respect of its neighbors. Solomon, the third king of Israel, will reap the benefits. He will lead the most respected nation in the known world and his own leadership and wisdom will make him famous.
But within all of this celebration is a sober reality that Solomon is the last king of a unified nation. After Solomon’s death, the Nation of Israel will be torn in two and begin a slide towards destruction for both pieces. Are their clues left in the Biblical record of Solomon that help us to understand what went wrong? Read the rest of this entry »
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February 17 @ 7AM
Ash Wednesday
An observance of the changing season and taking of ashes
April 1 @ 7PM
Maundy Thursday / Seder Dinner
A traditional Jewish Passover dinner explaining the significance of all the symbolism held in a simple meal
April 2 @ 7PM
Good Friday
Remembering Jesus’ death
April 4, 2010
Easter Sunday
Saturday:
7PM Worship Service
Sunday:
8AM Easter Breakfast 9AM Worship Service 10AM Easter Breakfast 10:20AM Egg Hunt
11AM Worship Service
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Lent Starts Wednesday Morning,
February 17, 2010
You know Fat Tuesday? Probably better known in the US as Marti Gras, Fat Tuesday is the culmination of three day long long festival of Carnival. This is an all-out celebration designed to get the party all of your system. Why? Because the Season of Lent starts at sunrise.
Christians have been observing Lent for over a thousand years. Although popularly associated with the Catholic Church and other high church traditions, Lent is also a great opportunity for spiritual growth that many Protestants miss out on. The 40 days of Lent are patterned after Jesus’ 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert Read the rest of this entry »
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Lent is often observed with a fast of some sort. Traditionally, it is a fast of food, where the Christian will spend 40 days denying their body and replacing the time with prayer and self induced discomfort to, in some small way, identify with the suffering of Jesus.
But, Lent can be observed in two other basic ways:
Rather than fasting food, you can fast fast-food! In order to remind you of the suffering and sacrifice Jesus made on the cross, you can give up something you enjoy: TV, eating out, caffeine or cigarettes. In its place, spend more time than usual in prayer and Bible reading.
Also, Lent can be a time of service for you. Find a way during Lent to serve people that cannot give back to you. In that way, you are identifying with the mission of Jesus.
So, when does the Lenten Fast end?
Glad you asked! It depends upon how you observe the fast. Many traditions break the fast on Sundays. The thought is that every Sunday celebrates the Resurrection. So, the 40 days runs to sundown on Maundy Thursday. Other traditions that observe a continual 40 day fast end at Palm Sunday.
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Sundays at 6pm:
Current Series: Greater Than
This Week: Serving > Being Served
So why a series title called Greater Than? This title communicates two primary ideas for the month of August. The first idea is that we are going to make the actual REFUGE experience greater than it was last year with better worship, small group time accountability, games, teaching, videos. We are going to step up our game and really focus on what it means to do something greater than we have done it before. The second idea is that Jesus’ idea of greater than is different than our idea of greater than. Greater than to Jesus was to actually become less than in the eyes of culture. We become less than by becoming servants to all. The teaching for the month of August will be our first series in a string of series to help students move from being spectators to participants to servants.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Pastor JJ at houseoftut@gmail.com.
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Refuge is moving to Sunday nights at 6pm.
Our student ministry, Refuge, reaches students from 7th grade to 12th grade. We meet every week in the Family Ministry Center, but we are moving our night from Wednesday to Sunday. With the hectic lives that today’s teenagers are living, Refuge has decided not to be one more thing to do during the week. Come hang out on Sunday nights you will have a great time.
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