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“Seven Last Words.” In this series we will listen to Christ from the Cross in a new way—that can be both challenging and empowering. These seven words from the cross offer you and me an intimate portrait of Jesus’s humanity and of his relationship to the Father. They contain a mighty display of forgiveness and offer a glimpse of the inclusiveness of God’s Kingdom. They reveal that, even on the cross, Jesus teaches us about new relationships—families defined by belief rather than blood. And they show us Jesus’s understanding of, and His faithfulness to, the mission that God gave him. I hope we will listen to what Jesus is saying to each of us today. Because these seven words can lead us into becoming a more faithful, committed disciple on our journey through Lent and beyond.

In this series we will discover the significance of the words generous or generosity—both personally and in community. Together we will discover how to live a generous life, for I believe the Bible teaches us that generosity isn't something that God wants FROM US, but rather, something he wants FOR US. We get a glimpse of this truth in 2 Corinthians 8:9 where we read, “For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” Let’s discover together the greater possibilities that await us all as we live a generous life this year—All for God’s glory and our good!