Series Guide
Overview
This six-week series for Ash Wednesday and the Sundays in Lent celebrates the power of the gospel by lifting up some of the key ways Jesus demonstrated his power during his lifetime. By healing, forgiving, raising a child from the dead, walking on water, and exorcising a demon, Jesus declares himself the Son of God and prepares us to witness with fresh eyes his greatest power on Easter morning: his power over life and death for all time and all people. Our own power to believe and thrive in faith grows as we tap into the power he repeatedly demonstrates.
Weekly Previews
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Ash Wednesday
The baptism of Jesus declares that Jesus’s full authority to save is rooted in his full union with humanity.
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Week 1
By healing the centurion’s servant, Jesus establishes his power over the material world, but it’s the spiritual reality of faith to which Jesus draws our attention.
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Week 2
When Jesus declares the paralyzed man’s forgiven, Jesus declares his own authority equal to his Father’s.
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Week 3
Jesus’s power to resurrect the ruler’s daughter announces God’s limitless power over life and death.
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Week 4
When Jesus walks on water and invites Peter to do the same, he again proclaims that he is the Son of God and, in so doing, strengthens the faith of his disciples.
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Week 5
Jesus exorcises a demon, even as he reprimands the disciples for their failure to trust the one to whom their prayers ought to have been offered.
Lent: The Power of the Gospel - Week 6
Jesus redefines power by entering Jerusalem with a demonstration of both humility and divine authority.