On Ash Wednesday we are confronted with our own mortality. In the light of the hard truth that we will die we are invited to repent, to turn once more to the living God. That won't change the fact that we will die, but it might change how we live.

Now, on this first Sunday in Lent, we hear stories of temptation and repentance. They point out a way for us as we move through difficult times.

During worship we will celebrate the sacrament of communion.

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Jonah 3:1-10; Matthew 4:1-11

SERMON: “The God of Second Chances”

The Rev. William Lovin preaching

ANTHEM:      “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”              arr. Jeanne E. Shaffer