Today is the first Sunday of Lent, which is a six-week journey we take with Jesus to the Cross. It’s a season we set aside each year for introspection, a time to ask ourselves if we’re living in faith, both as individuals and as a church family.
Our series this year is called Broken Promises. Each week, we’re exploring one of the covenants God made with the people in the Hebrew Bible. We’ll see how - and why - the people failed to keep those covenants. That’s our gateway to our own introspection.
We’re also going to see how Jesus kept each of these covenants in his own life and ministry. This is a reminder for us that we’re not in this journey alone. We’re always following our leader, Jesus. It’s his faithfulness that enables our life of faith. So we have the safety and security to explore our own failings. Jesus’ love and faithfulness create space for us to be honest about our own sin so that we can confess it and turn to him.
