Bethel 02/28/21 Service

Hymn: Take Up Thy Cross
What does it meant to "Take Up Your Cross"?

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries

This is the Third in a series of Worship Services from the Discipleship Ministries for the season of lent that began with Ash Wednesday. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for each of the services in the Series.
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Worship Series: "Rend Your Hearts: Claiming the Promise"
from umcdiscipleship.org

Lent doesn’t have to be a somber time; but to be effective, it needs to be intense. It needs to be taken seriously and rigorously, and we can bring our full selves to the table. It is worth the strenuous effort, however, as we are enabled to embrace the fullness of the promise of Resurrection and live as disciples of Jesus Christ; disciples who make disciples. So, despite feeling as though we have been in a yearlong season of Lent, we need the season; we need the observance to open us to all God has in store for us.
Rend your hearts, so together we can claim the promise.

This Week's Theme: "Walk Before Me"
Liturgical Resources

Rending of the hearts, or what we have come to see as giving something up for Lent, has become somewhat anemic these days. Abraham gives an example of a true rending, a true sacrifice. It makes our "no chocolate or coffee" for a few weeks seem kind of meager. Yet, a sign is a sign. It is about our willingness and our patience.