Introduction to Lent 2020

Introduction to Lent 2020

Jesus’ Last Teachings by Margie Williamson 
 
As Jesus led His disciples during His last week in Jerusalem, He taught them along the journey. And He continued teaching throughout the week. He taught through delivering prophecy, through allowing people to see His emotions on display, through His actions that took on the role of living parables, through His responses to conflict and criticism, and through the way he completed His mission on earth. His audiences varied, and included His disciples and His followers, the crowds in Jerusalem, the religious leaders, the merchants in the Temple court, the political powers in Judah, and even the Roman soldiers. Everyone who encountered Jesus during this week had the opportunity to see or hear Him teach. 
 
Studying Jesus’ teachings during this final week is like taking a master’s course in teaching methodology, in understanding the audience, in passionately converting the content, and of living out, fully committed, what is taught. Jesus taught from His authority as the Son of God and out of His deep love and compassion for mankind. Jesus passionately wanted to bring all people back to God, and He agonized when some of His audience rejected His message. Even facing the humiliation and pain of the cross did not change His message. 
 
Jesus provides us with the opportunity to see the supreme Teacher in action. Not only can we be changed during the process, but we might even become passionate about how we, too, teach with our words, actions, and lives. 
 
Jesus’ last week of often referred to as the Passion Week. That title captures the energy of the week, the emotional ups and downs of dealing with people who didn’t get who God is and what Jesus was sent to do, the pain and sorrow experienced on the cross, and the joy of His resurrection.  

2020 Lent Reading Plan (Everyday, Mon – Fri)
1.    2/26 (Wed) Matthew 20:18
2.    2/27 (Thu) John 12:27
3.    2/28 (Fri)  John 12:31
4.    3/2 (Mon) Hebrews 2:17
5.    3/3 (Tue) Personal Journal - Bible Study Group
6.    3/4 (Wed) Luke 19:41
7.    3/5 (Thu) Luke 13:34
8.    3/6 (Fri) Luke 23:28
9.    3/9 (Mon) Jeremiah 8:21
10. 3/10 (Tue) Personal Journal - Bible Study Group 
11. 3/11 (Wed) Matthew 21:13
12. 3/12 (Thu) Zechariah 14:21
13. 3/13 (Fri) Isaiah 56:7
14. 3/16 (Mon) Jeremiah 7:11
15. 3/17 (Tue) Personal Journal - Bible Study Group
16. 3/18 (Wed) Matthew 21:19
17. 3/19 (Thu) Mark 11:24
18. 3/20 (Fri) Luke 13:7
19. 3/23 (Mon) Jeremiah 8:13
20. 3/24 (Tue) Personal Journal - Bible Study Group
21.  3/25 (Wed) Luke 20:8
22. 3/26 (Thu) John 8:28
23. 3/27 (Fri) John 10:18
24. 3/30 (Mon) John 19:11
25. 3/31 (Tue) Matthew 28:18/Personal Journal - Bible Study Group
26. 4/1 (Wed) Matthew 24:3
27. 4/2 (Thu) Matthew 24:44
28. 4/3 (Fri) Daniel 7:13
29. 4/6 (Mon) 2 Thessalonians 1:11
30. 4/7 (Tue) Revelation 19:11/Personal Journal - Bible Study Group
31. 4/8 (Wed) Matthew 28:5-6a
32. 4/9 (Thu) Luke 24:6b-7
33. 4/10 (Fri) 1 Corinthians 15:14
34. 4/13 (Mon) 1 Corinthians 15:20
35. 4/14 (Tue) 1 Corinthians 15:54/Personal Journal - Bible Study Group

2020 Lent Bible Study Group Plan (Every Tuesday, 6:30 pm)

1. 3/3 Proclaiming His Coming Death
2. 3/10 Weeping Over Jerusalem
3. 3/17 Cleansing the Temple
4. 3/24 Cursing the Fig Tree
5. 3/31 Facing His Opposition
6. 4/7 Sharing the Signs of the End times
7. 4/14 Jesus Has Risen

2020 Lent Sermon Plan (Every Sunday, 9 am)

1. 2/26    Ash Wednesday        Finding Your Life: Listening Deeply (Mark 1:9-14)
2. 3/1      Lent Week 1              Finding Your Cave: Listening Spaces (1 Kings 19:11-12)
3. 3/8      Lent Week 2              Finding Your Breath: Listening to our Bodies (Romans 8:26-28)
4. 3/15    Lent Week 3              Finding a Word: Listening to the Texts (Proverbs 1:20-23)
5. 3/22    Lent Week 4              Finding Your Power: Listening for Healing (Mark 5:24-34)
6. 3/29    Lent Week 5              Finding Your Mystic: Listening Beyond the Voices (Romans 12:2 )
7. 4/5      Psalm Sunday           Finding Your Purpose: Listening to Your Heart (Matthew 26:36-46)
8. 4/12    Easter Sunday           Hearing the Still, Small Voice: Finding Your Own (John 17-19)