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Lenten Sermon Series
(Sunday Morning Worship Services at 8:30 & 11:00)

Beatitudes of Promise

A Dialogue Sermon Series for Lent & Holy Week

Listen in as Pastor (Rev. Rick) counsels one of his members, Mac (Denny Graybeal), and the words of Jesus' teaching are revealed in a new light. Each service in this special Lenten series focuses on one of Jesus' Beatitudes from the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, applying them to our Lenten journey today.

February 21
First Sunday in Lent - The Promise of Comfort

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

Matthew 5:4

February 28
Second Sunday in Lent - The Promise of an Inheritance

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

Matthew 5:5

March 7
Third Sunday in Lent - The Promise of Righteousness

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6

March 14
Fourth Sunday in Lent - The Promise of Mercy

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."

Matthew 5:7

March 21
Fifth Sunday in Lent - The Promise of Seeing God

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."

Matthew 5:8

	Beatitudes of Promise, a dialogue sermon series continues during Holy Week. Listen in as Pastor (Rev. Rick) counsels one of his members, Mac (Denny Graybeal), and the words of Jesus' teaching are revealed in a new light. Holy Week services find Pastor and Mac walking from Jesus entry into Jerusalem to his resurrection on the first Easter morning, drawing on the rest of the beatitudes and two other passages from the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7.
		Palm/ Passion Sunday - March 28 *More Than a “Happy Day”* “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Matthew 5:17 8:30 and 11:00 AM Worship Services with the Procession of the Palms in the Church Sanctuary Congregational Covered-Dish Lunch following the 11:00 AM Worship Service in the Church Fellowship Hall Egg Hunt Our annual Egg Hunt for the children of our community will be held at 1:00 PM.
	Maundy Thursday April 1 Peacemaking: A Whole Lot More Than Not Fighting! “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 7:00 PM Service in the Church Sanctuary
		Good Friday - April 2 Made Holy By the Narrow Gate “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:13-14 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall
	Easter Sunday - April 4 Easter Sunrise Service at 6:41 AM in the Church Cemetery Easter Breakfast immediately following the Sunrise Service in the Church Fellowship Hall (reservations not needed)
		Easter Sunday - April 4 B.A.M. Caravan at 9:45 AM Sunday School Classes at 10:00 AM We have a class for all ages! (Click here for Sunday School class information.) *THE Reason to Rejoice and Be Glad!* “Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:12 11:00 AM Worship Service with Holy Communion and Reception of New Members and Confirmands in the Church Sanctuary