Second Sunday of Lent
March 5, 2023
This page has links to information used or encountered in preparing this online service. Topics for Today
Wikipedia is a frequent source
for information in these articles. Season of Lent
Lent from wikipedia.org
What about Fasting?
40 Days of Lent: Find your own spiritual path
Nicodemus
Who was Nicodemus?
from gotquestions.org
Nicodemus
from wikipedia.org
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 third 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: "Go From Your Country"Liturgical Resources
This is the week that the “moving out” part of our theme is most obvious. Whether we are talking
about the call to go to a new place, like Abram in Genesis 12, or to move to a new understanding,
like Nicodemus in John 3, movement is required. Movement means change, which is always difficult
and scary. So this is a week about faith and about trust and the willingness to commit to the
discipleship path.
Worship Planning NotesPreaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5,13-17; John 3:1-17
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment.....
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Hymns Considered For this week: