What is Lent?

Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. These 40 days are set aside to praise the Lord, offer expressions of worship (which may include spiritual practices such as fasting and giving); to read the Bible more, and to pray more often. Christians who observe Lent correctly anticipate deeper intimacy with the Lord.

Jesus sacrificed Himself on Good Friday to bear the punishment for all our wrongdoings and offer us forgiveness. He was raised from the dead on Easter Sunday to give us an opportunity to have a relationship with God for eternity.

Investing time to participate in Lent can make Jesus’ sacrifice on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter even more meaningful in our hearts.  It is our prayer for King Street Church that as we journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter, we will be reminded of our broken humanity, and also anticipate Christ’s victory over sin and death!

How can we participate in Lent?

Here at King Street Church, we offer a few ways to recognize the Lenten season, beginning with our Ash Wednesday service.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE:

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, when we prepare our hearts for Easter.  On Wednesday, March 5, we will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary. The service will include music, prayer, confession, and the imposition of ashes.

 

LENTEN DEVOTIONALS:

We are offering Lenten devotionals to use over the next 40 days. Pick up a printed booklet (just one, please) in the church lobbies starting March 2. As well, we will offer digital options for “Savior, Servant, Friend” by A. Trevor Sutton. Lent provides us with a perfect chance to explore the extraordinary attributes of our Savior, Servant, Friend, who is Jesus, and marvel at the blessings we receive from His suffering, death and resurrection. These daily devotions for Lent dwell upon what it means to have such a close relationship with such an amazing Lord.

Print copies in the lobbies include “Guided to the Cross” by Ed Arle and “Drawn to the Cross” with inspiration from Henri J. M. Nouwen.

Download:

Savior, Servant, Friend: Devotions for Lent (pdf)

Digital Delivery:

Text “lent” to (717) 401-7777 to receive daily devotionals to your phone.

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“… for dust you are and to dust you will return.”  Genesis 3:19