Drawing on the rich imagery of rocks and stones in scripture, this series of messages will center around the compelling metaphor of stones (and our willingness to throw them) as representative of our sins. As we enter the sanctuary you will be invited to pick up stones as a concrete symbol of each sermon’s theme; then as the message concludes the stones will placed at the foot of the cross. As we move toward Easter we will see what happens to the stones on Easter Sunday. We will begin the series with our first message on Ash Wednesday, continue for the five weeks of Lent, and conclude with services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Throughout this series we will be taken on a journey of prayerful and honest repentance — a powerful and life-changing journey of celebration, of grace, of awe at the miracle of the empty tomb and the promise of life. Each sermon and every story will grounded in the living Word of God. You are invited to join us at First UMC for the JOURNEY!
April 17: Easter Cantata
Maundy Thursday, April 21: Stones to Bread
