Luke 4:1-13 | As we continue into the season of Lent, we are brought into the wilderness where Jesus was tempted. There, the devil craftily tried to take away from Jesus the only things he had to hang onto his identity and his assurance of the Holy Spirit sustaining him. In the same way, when we find ourselves in places of the wilderness, we may be tempted to let go of our identity in Christ and let go of our reliance on the Holy Spirit to protect us and provide for us. And yet, it is precisely in our identity in Christ and in our reliance on the Holy Spirit that we are filled to the brim, even in the desert. Join us for worship as we acknowledge areas of wilderness in our lives and in our world, and as we boldly dare to claim that we are filled to the brim…even in the desert.
March 6, 2022, First Sunday in Lent Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Public Domain medley of songs. Gathering Song: If You But Trust in God to Guide You. Text and Music: Georg Neumark, 1621-1681; tr. composite. Text: © 1978, 2006 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me. Text and music: African American spiritual; arr. hymnal version. Text and music © 2006 Augsburg Fortress. Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Sing a New Song. Text and music: Dan Schutte. Text and music: © 1972, OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lead Me, Guide Me. Text and music: Doris Akers, 1922-1995. Text and music © 1953 Doris Akers, admin Unichappell Music, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.