Seven Questions of Lent :: 2009
A journey with Jesus to the cross and empty tomb
| March 1st (First Sunday in Lent) | |
| Reading: | Mark 1:9-15 |
| Text: | Mark 1:12-13 |
| Title: | Was Jesus truly tempted to sin? |
| Focus: | The temptation to sin that Jesus faced was real, His testing was difficult. If it had not been, then it would be meaningless for you and me. |
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March 8th (Second Sunday in Lent) |
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| Reading: | Mark 8:27-38 |
| Text: | Mark 8:29 |
| Title: | Who do you say that I am? |
| Focus: | Often the picture our culture paints of Jesus does not match what the Scriptures reveal about Him and His mission. |
| March 15th(Third Sunday in Lent) | |
| Reading: | John 2:13-22 |
| Text: | John 2:18 |
| Title: | What do we expect from Jesus? |
| Focus: | The religious leaders and the followers of Jesus had radically different reactions and expectations to His ministry. |
| March 22nd (Fourth Sunday in Lent) | |
| Reading: | John 3:14-21 |
| Text: | John 3:21 |
| Title: | Do we live by the truth? |
| Focus: | Through the truth of the Gospel we come into the light and the world clearly sees what God has done in our lives. |
| March 29th (Fifth Sunday in Lent) | |
| Reading: | Mark 10:35-45 |
| Text: | Mark 10:35, 43-45 |
| Title: | What do we ask of Jesus? |
| Focus: | Following Jesus is not about being lifted up, but serving by following the example of Jesus. |
| April 5th (Palm Sunday) | |
| Reading: | Mark 11:1-10 |
| Text: | Mark 11:7-8 |
| Title: | Why a donkey? |
| Focus: | Jesus rode on the symbol of peace (a donkey) in order to bring eternal peace. He had not come to deliver His people from the Romans, Jesus came to deliver all people from sin, hell, and the grave! |
| April 12th (Resurrection Sunday) | |
| Reading: | Mark 16:1-8 |
| Text: | Mark 16:6-7 |
| Title: | Where did Jesus go? |
| Focus: | The Resurrection cannot be proven, but it must be proclaimed. |