The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus

     February 13th we will gather in the sanctuary to begin our Lenten Journey, our own walk through the wilderness, with a very special Ash Wednesday worship service. Ash Wednesday is the official beginning to the Lenten season and reminds us of Jesus' 40 days of solitude in the wilderness before beginning his public ministry.

     During the season of Advent, Christian Education team invited all children and adult Sunday School classes to join together in preparing ourselves for the coming of the Christ Child by studying Adam Hamilton's, "The Journey." These 5 weeks of study proved to be a wonderful experience for every age. Not only were we able to utilize the gifts of our Technology Team, but we were also able gather in fellowship with coffee and donuts each Sunday morning as our eyes were opened to imagine what it might have been like for Mary and Joseph to take that journey so long ago. Our Sunday School attendance during that time period were the best numbers we've had in a very long time and excitement was felt by all. Since the end of the season of Advent, our classes are continuing to celebrate population booms.

     For the Season of Lent, we have a very similar study option. Christian Education team invites everyone to join together once more for Adam Hamilton's study, "The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus." With this study we are invited to travel to the Holy Land to consider the important implications for the ministry Jesus led and the transforming nature of the message he brought to humanity. Using historical background, archaeological findings and stories of faith, Adam Hamilton retraces the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temptations to the heart of his ministry, including the people he loved, the enemies he made along the way, the parables he taught and the roads he traveled.

     This study would begin on February 17th with Jesus' Baptism and Temptation stories. Then, each subsequent week, we will learn of His healing ministry, His proclamation of the Kingdom, His calming of the storm, His ministry to sinners, outcasts and the poor, and, for Palm Sunday, we will study his final week of ministry. Easter Sunday as we gather for our annual Pancake breakfast we can view the epilogue, where Adam Hamilton shares with us the implications of this, THE GREATEST STORY ever told.

Won't you all join us in learning and sharing together through the Lenten season?

Blessings,
Tracy