Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 26, 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
Lazarus of Bethany
Who was Lazarus in the Bible from GotQuestions.org
Lazarus of Bethany from wikipedia.org
April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day from Wikipedia.org
April Fool's Day from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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 last of a 6 session Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the weeks of the Series.
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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: "Who Could Stand"Liturgical Resources
Here at the end of the Lenten observance (well, almost the end anyway), we have hints of
Resurrection. We have “a foretaste of glory divine,” as the hymnist Fanny Crosby says. As if the
Spirit and the lectionary preparers knew that we would need something to help us through the next
couple of weeks. As if they knew that without this reminder, we would find it a very hard road as
we made our way stumbling behind the Christ who suffers and dies for us.
Worship Planning NotesPreaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45
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: