Bethel 02/22/23 Service

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Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Weekly Worship Planning Series

This is the first of a 6 session Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for Bethel's services
but is provided here for your personal study and reflection.

Worship Series: "Learning to Live Inside Out"
from umcdiscipleship.org

Lent is a bi-directional season. Or at least it should be. That isn’t how we usually experience the season, however. Too often, we see the Lenten journey simply as a journey inward. While that is a great start or an important component to a powerful Lenten experience, it can’t be the whole story. Examining your soul is more than just looking inward; it is also considering the state of your soul as it walks about in the world. This isn’t new. Historically, the church has talked about the spiritual disciplines in two directions. Like the great commandment, these two sides of the same coin cannot ultimately be separated. That is why this series is about doing both – looking inward and moving outward. We are learning to live inside out.

This Service's Theme: "The Fast We Choose"
Liturgical Resources

Ash Wednesday is an inside-out act of worship. We come and confess and are reminded of both our sinfulness and our mortality. And yet we are given a visible mark in the imposition of ashes, a way of letting the world know that we are people of faith.

Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Isaiah 58:1-2; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:

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