First Sunday of Lent
February 26, 2023
This page has links to information used or encountered in preparing this online service. Season of Lent
Lent from wikipedia.org
What about Fasting?
40 Days of Lent: Find your own spiritual path
Bethel Worship Planning Documents
2023 Monthly Worship Calendar
2023 RCL 2 page Summary
Bethel Weekly Worship Planning worksheet
2023 Annual Program Planning worksheet
Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Weekly Worship Planning Series
This is the second of a 6 session Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for today's message
but is provided here for your personal study and reflection.
The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the weeks of the Series.
(Click on another graphic to see that session's resource page)
Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for today's message
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: "If You Fall Down"Liturgical Resources
If we endeavor to work in the world around us, we will fall down. From time to time, we will fail;
our efforts will not be received in the spirit intended; the fruit will be slow in coming. So, if
we must fall, let us fall down in worship of the one who redeems us.
Worship Planning NotesPreaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Genesis 2:15-17,3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment.....
MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service
Hymns Considered For this week: