What is Lent?

Thanks to all who were able to be there last night for our services of "Ashes & Communion."  We hope those who attended were able to "turn something over to ashes" and awake to a new life in Christ.

That is what Lent is essentially about.  It is a time - 40 days - where you prepare to start a new life in Christ.  This is accomplished through:  looking inward at your own life, repenting to God of our sins, taking more time to pray, resting in God, and in some cases, giving things up which are unhealthy in our lives.  This can be anything which is holding you back:  addictions, habits, relationships, un-forgiveness, anger, bitterness, resentment.....the list can go on and on.  

So today, as Lent begins, I hope you'll wake up to what is holding you back.  I hope you'll turn to God more and rest in the FACT that He will provide your every need.  I hope these 40 days will be the "Last Days" of your old life, and you will RISE from the ashes to a new life in Christ. 

At Bellwether, our Lenten sermon series will focus on "Last Days."  For the next 6 weeks, we'll literally look at the last days Jesus spent on earth, the last week of His earthly life.  How did He live them?  What did He say?  What did He do?  What message did He want to leave us?  

As we look at His Last Days, we'll give the challenge to make Lent the "Last Days" of our old lives.  Each and every day, Jesus gives us the opportunity to start over.  Will we take Him up on it?  Will today be the last day of your old life?  A life of selfishness or resentment or pride or addiction or hurt or un-forgiveness?  If not today, when?  

In these days of Lent, our prayer is you will come to your Last Days.  And you'll awake to rise to a new days - through Jesus.  Days where you will never be the same again.  Days where you will live fully and abundantly.  

You can begin those days right now.  Will you turn to Christ and start?