Lent
Lent is a sacred season of the church. Churches observe the season in different ways. The United Methodist Church calls its members to a time of repentance and self examination. As we focus on the last days of Jesus’ ministry we look at our lives and ask God how we need to change to be more like Jesus. During Lent 2025 we will begin with an Ash Wednesday service which is a service of confession, repentance and commitment to the journey of growing a little more in our faith. I am especially excited about some changes during the last week of Lent, Holy Week, that will help us to experience the power of Jesus' last days. My prayer for you during Lent 2025 is that you are able to hear God’s calling upon your heart. God’s desire is that we grow a little bit more consistently in developing the ability to love like Jesus and align our lives to the Truth of God. May God bless us all as we enter into this season of reflection, surrender and love.
- Rev. Rob Holifield, Senior Pastor
2025 Lent Guide
We encourage you to read through the Lenten Guide for information on all the church will be offering. Take some time to pick out the different programs and services you can be a part of that will help you to get your heart and mind into a rhythm of hearing from God in this season. We want to highlight the services of Holy Week and the Lenten Guide as key opportunities to lean into the season. To view the Lenten Guide, click the button below.
Lenten challenge
We challenge you to follow the Lenten practice of Giving Up/Adding On. This means choosing something to either give up or take on that will help you get closer to God. The act of giving up is usually something where you will have to depend upon God not to do it. The same is true for adding something into your life. This is usually something that you will need God’s help to consistently do, like fasting or starting a new Bible study. We have included a Lent Devotional that has been written by our laity at Central and a Lenten Family Prayers for kids that both begin on Ash Wednesday. To access these click on the buttons below.
Lent DevotionalLenten Family Prayers30 Pieces of Silver
Prayer
Our prayer for you during Lent 2025 is that you are able to hear God’s calling upon your heart. Rev. Rob Holifield announced that he will lead a prayer class during the season of Lent, simply called “How to Pray”. This class will be a time of discussing ideas on how to incorporate prayer into our daily life and answer some questions regarding it. It is his hope that we leave the season of Lent with a corporate vision of what God wants to do in our church community through prayer. We are praying you walk out of Lent with more confidence in the power of our God to transform people's lives, organizations and communities. We hope you will join Rob in the Lenten prayer class during the Sunday school hour. If you would like to sign up please follow the link below. If your Sunday School class has decided to join then you do not need to sign up.
Sermon Series - "Jesus’ Final Words From the Cross"
During our Lenten season we will explore the powerful last words of Christ as He gave His life for us on the cross. In His final earthly moments, Jesus continued to minister to us in faith and fellowship. We will begin in March with the first of the seven sayings, “Father, forgive them...” and journey through to the commending of His spirit to The Father. We will conclude in celebration of His resurrection on Easter Sunday with “He is Risen!”