SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Dear Friends in Jesus –

Our Lenten Sundays will offer much hope and give us reason to take heart as we encounter the mysterious God who set aside privilege to reclaim those whom he loved into life, and unto death.

Throughout time there have been many descriptions of God’s people – some flattering, some not so. Through his core teaching Jesus tells us who and what we are:

We are blessed, we are salty - flavorful and sustaining people,
we are creatures of light, unashamed to shine.

Recognizing that the creator God cannot help but continue to create, we are charged with understanding our obedience in new ways as well.

I often mention our particularity at Second Church.

Next week we’ll be looking at a Particularity of Purpose. Then a Particularity of Obedience. This Sunday we Follow the Captain, the archegos, the pioneer and perfector of our faith who embraces us with open arms as we complete the race!

We are created, grown, equipped, and gathered together in this place for just ‘such a particular time as this.’

Let’s stride into this season and these chaotic times with chins up, heads held high, secure, not in our own righteousness, but in God’s love and purpose for each of us.

(BTW, let’s not keep this to ourselves. Invite a friend or someone whom you wish were!)

In anticipation –