First Sunday of Lent
March 9, 2025
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Worship Series: "Steadfast Love: A Lenten Playlist"
from umcdiscipleship.org
A playlist? For the season of Lent? A Lenten playlist? What an odd idea. Lent is often seen as a somber and even silent season. Certainly, there is space for contemplation, for embracing the quiet, for being still to seek out God. Many of us, however, find music a helpful tool for contemplation. So, we offer this playlist as another tool for your worship experience this season. We chose a song for each worship moment in the series from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday. We aren’t suggesting that these are to be used in worship, unless that fits your context. Rather, this is preparation work, thinking about making connections, about plumbing the depths of heart and soul, of the community of faith and the wider culture. However you use them, let music be a guide into worship this Lent.
This is the Second service of a 10 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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This Service's Theme: "Rescue Me"The graphics at the top of this page list topics for other services of the Series.
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Liturgical Resources
As we worship today, let us celebrate the Christ who knows us and our journey because he has walked this same lonesome valley.
Worship Planning NotesPreaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2;9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Matthew 4:1-13;
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
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Hymns Suggested For this service: .
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"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
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"God Will Take Care of you "
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"O God, Our Help in Ages Past"
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"I Will Trust in the Lord"
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"Precious Lord, Take My Hand"
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"Everlasting God"