Not only is this Sunday the First Sunday of Lent (that 40-Day Journey of Preparation and Petition leading to Easter Sunday) but it is also Saint Valentine's Day.
So what is a church to do?
Do you focus the worship service on the deep introspection and wilderness wandering isolation of the Lenten Season?
Or, do you build the service around the themes of love, grace, and connection?
It is quite a dilemma.
Which is why at FCC Scottsdale we have decided to do both!
Instead of looking at Lenten as a stark and lonely time where we give something up as a sign of our fidelity to the Lord, I am inviting you to view Lent a little bit differently this year.
I've talked before about the more modern, positivist take on Lent were believers use it as a time to take on something new -- instead of giving up a vice you take up a virtue. This year we've built that idea right into our Worship Themes for the entire season of Lent.
So each Sunday in worship for the next six weeks we'll be talking about "The Things We Need" during our Lenten Journey. And what better place to start (particularly given the quirky curveball we got from the Calendar this year) than with Love.
Join us this Sunday, the first Sunday of Lent, the first Sunday of our new sermon series, as we celebrate the theme: All We Need is Love!
Oh, and we have a Potluck Luncheon immediately following the worship service sponsored by our Membership Team and our Facilities Team in honor of our New Members. So bring a dish to share, come celebrate our new members, and join us for a wonderful Saint Valentine's Day at First Christian Church Scottsdale!
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