The season of Lent is a forty-day period of fasting and prayer that begins on Ash Wednesday and prepares for the feast of Easter. Originally lasting only a week, it became a forty-day season during the 7th century to coincide with the forty days Christ spent in the wilderness. While fasting and penitential works do not save a person, they find their value in drawing believers closer to God.
For the Lenten season of 2025, our weekly sermon series, “The Way of Sorrows,” will follow Jesus on his journey to the cross. Beginning with his trial before Pilate, we will walk the Via Dolorosa with him, making several stops along the way. Together we will explore the implications of this journey and learn more of what it means to deny ourselves, take up our own cross, and follow him (Matthew 16:24).
The sacrifices of discipleship do not atone for sin, but they are essential to a life of faithful following. Let us travel this road through sorrow to glory with Christ, together.
Series Playlist
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True Truth
Mar 9, 2025 • 44:09
Jesus told the truth, not just about himself, but about everyone else, so much that they wanted to kill him for it. Your eternal destiny hinges entirely upon your attitude toward him. He is the light of the world. In his presence, you will either fall down to worship him…
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Jesus Takes Up His Cross
Mar 16, 2025 • 47:32
As Jesus takes up his cross to head to his execution, he does so as the new Isaac, giving himself over to the Father’s will. He is truly God, but also truly, fully, perfectly, and substitutionally man. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: John 19:17
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Simon of Cyrene
Mar 23, 2025 • 42:10
God is orchestrating the circumstances of your life to bring you to a face to face encounter with Christ and his cross. His call is to follow him on his way, surrendered to the Father’s will for the sake of the world. He will provide everything needed for you to…
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Until Your Dying Day
Mar 30, 2025 • 42:03
Speaker: Courtney White Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: Luke 23:28-31
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Naked and Unashamed
Apr 6, 2025 • 33:55
Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: John 19:23-24
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Forgiveness and Life
Apr 13, 2025 • 44:38
The one who hung on the middle cross on Good Friday hung there in the place of everyone around him. By his blood, he offers both forgiveness and life to all who look to him in faith. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: Luke 23:32-43
Oftentimes, the commands of God come to us as a complete mystery. The book of Hosea details one such time in the history of Israel as God commands his prophet to marry a prostitute. What on earth could he have in mind with such a command? What could he be up to?
“Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father.” (James 1:17, NLT)
The life God envisions for his people is not one of isolation or extraction. The work of Jesus is not intended to pull his followers out of society, to have no part in civic life. Instead, he calls those who belong to him to embody his presence in the world, before the world, as we pass through the world as witnesses, salt, and light.
In this sermon series, we will explore the profound impact of personal relationships in bringing others to Jesus. Each week, we’ll dive into scriptures that reveal the importance of being a neighbor in the biblical sense—reaching out to others with intentionality and love, and guiding them toward a life-changing encounter with Christ.
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