Lent reminds us that God often forms his people not in comfort, but in the wilderness. Scripture repeatedly shows that seasons of testing, waiting, and dependence are not signs of abandonment, but places of deep formation. In this series, we explore how God meets us in the wilderness to shape our trust, desires, obedience, and hope.
- Week 1 — Lead into the Wilderness (March 1, 2026). Jesus does not wander into the wilderness by accident—he is led there by the Spirit. This opening message reframes wilderenss seasons as places whre identity is clarified, trust is tested, and faith is refined. Lent begins by teaching us that temptation and struggle are often the very contexts God uses to form us.
- Practice: Daily Prayer of Surrender. Each day this week, begin with a simple prayer of surrender, offering your will, desires, and plans to God.
- Prayer: “Lord, lead me today. I trust you in places that feel uncertain or uncomfortable.”
- Week 2 —Daily Bread (March 8, 2026). In the wilderness, Israel must learn to trust God one day at a time. This sermon explores how scarcity exposes our false securities and trains us to rely on God’s daily provision. Lent invites us to release control and rediscover dependence as a form of grace.
- Practice: Simplicity and Dependence. This practice helps reframe the wilderness not as abandonment, but as a place where God leads and forms u.
- Invitation: Choose one small act of simplicity this week—skipping a meal, limiting media, or refraining from unnecessary spending—and use that moment to pray for daily dependence on God.
- Week 3 — When God Feels Silent (March 15, 2026). The wilderness often feels quiet—and sometimes pailfully so. This message gives biblical permission for lament and names the struggle of waiting on God. Rather than rushing to resolution, scripture teaches us how slience and deepend endurance and renew hope.
- Practice: Lament and Honest Prayer. This practice teaches that faithfulness includes honest and that waiting can depeend trust rather than weaken it.
- Invitation: Set aside 5–10 minutes each day for honest prayer, naming disappointment, fried, or unanswered questions before God.
- Week 4 —Learning Obedience (March 22, 2026). Israel’s wilderness journey reveals that obedience is not merely rule-keeping, but trust shaped over time. Jesus himself “learned obedience through what he suffered.” This message focuses on how God forms faithful hearts through humility, discipline, and surrender.
- Practice: One Ace of Intentional Obedience. This practice forms humility and trust, reminding us that obedience grows through daily faithfulness, not grand gestures.
- Invitation. Ask God to show you one specific, convrete step of obedience this week—something small, quiet, and faithful.