By His Stripes

          Healing Wounded Relationships Special Services

For Lent Our mid week lenten services begin on February 25. They will be held
each Wednesday evening at 6:00 with a meal together followed by a service around
the tables at 6:30. Our worship and meal together will be in the fellowship hall.
An Old Twist On New Relationships ... Christianity is about relationships:
Our relationship with God and our relationships with others.
Follow Christ along his Lenten way and discover how he reclaims us and all our relationships
in this exciting, topical, hard-hitting series of services for Lent.
This series brings the powerful message of God's death-defying love directly into the family!

-- Ash Wednesday. The Destructive Pattern of Escalation is seen as troops overtake Jesus
    in Gethsemane and he stands before Caiaphas.

-- First Week of Lent. The Destructive Pattern of Invalidation is seen in the testimony
    against Jesus at his trial.

-- Second Week of Lent. The Destructive Pattern of Negative Interpretation is seen in the
    High Priest's reaction to the claims of the Christ.

-- Third Week of Lent. The Destructive Pattern of Withdrawal is seen in Peter's denial
     of his Lord.

-- Fourth Week of Lent. The Secret of Not Having Unrealistic Expectations is seen in
    Jesus' willing sacrifice.

-- Fifth Week of Lent. The Secret of Forgiveness and Absolution is seen in Jesus'
    opening of paradise to a sinner.