Matthew 21:1-17 Zechariah 9:9-12, 16-17 Psalm 118:5-9, 25-29 Today we are entering Holy Week, just as Jesus entered Jerusalem. To enter into Christ’s suffering during Holy Week so that we can truly enter into Easter joy next Sunday, we have been fasting during Lent. We have been either giving up something or adding something to our lives to help us turn to Jesus. We’ve been talking about how those kinds of sacrifices lead to spiritual abundance. We’ve talked about an abund

Matthew 25:31-46 Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 98 We are in the last Sunday of Lent. Next week is Holy Week, when we remember through special worship services, Jesus’ journey to the cross. To prepare us to enter into that, we normally fast during Lent. We’ve been talking about spiritual abundance this Lent because following Jesus requires sacrifice, but it results in spiritual abundance. We’ve talked about an abundance of forgiveness, an abundance of hope, an abundance of gratitude

Matthew 25:14-30 Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 100 We are in the fourth Sunday of Lent. This year during Lent we are talking about abundance. We have been focusing on turning to Jesus this Lent. We have been asking ourselves if we need to give something up in order to turn to Jesus or if we need to add something to our lives in order to turn to Jesus. When we enter into this discipline during Lent, we often experience spiritual abundance as a result. We have talked about a resu

Matthew 8:1-17 Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 89:1-2, 19-28 We have been talking about abundance this Lent, which seems odd since during Lent we usually give up something. We have talked about how during Lent, we focus on turning to Jesus. We either give up something that prevents us from turning to Jesus, or we add something to our lives that helps us turn to Jesus. Today, I want us to think about living with an abundance of gratitude. To live with abundant gratitude, requires a shif