Readings for Ash Wednesday 2020: Joel 2:12–19;Psalm 51;2 Corinthians 5:20–6:10;Matthew 6:1–21

What is the hardest thing to give up? We explore that question as it relates to Lent, spiritual practices, and our own tendencies to try to justify ourselves.

What is the hardest thing to give up? We explore that question as it relates to Lent, spiritual practices, and our own tendencies to try to justify ourselves.

We talk about how Jesus ramps up the Law and how that is good news for us because it means that we can only get salvation from Him and not from our works.

We talk about how Jesus ramps up the Law and how that is good news for us because it means that we can only get salvation from Him and not from our works.

We talk about how Jesus is the "product" of Christianity and how we are called to give our lives for Him.

We talk about how Jesus is the "product" of Christianity and how we are called to give our lives for Him.

The readings for the fourth week after the Epiphany in Year A: Micah 6:1–8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31; Matthew 5:1–12

The readings for the fourth week after the Epiphany in Year A: Micah 6:1–8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31; Matthew 5:1–12

We continue with our Epiphany series, Made (for Discipleship) as we talk about the "contagion" of the Gospel.