On the Road to Easter...Honored with Love and Anointed For Burial

Ash Wednesday

Sermon Text: John 12:1-8

Preached by Pastor Jonah Albrecht on March 5, 2025

The word “lent” has its origin in the same root as one of the German words
for “spring,” Lenz. As nature awakens from the death of winter, so the
Christian finds newness of life in Christ, rising from sin’s death.

During the 40 days of Lent, God’s baptized people cleanse their hearts
through the discipline of Lent: repentance, prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Lent is a time in which God’s people prepare with joy for the paschal feast
(Easter). It is a time in which God renews His people’s zeal in faith and life. It
is a time in which we pray that we may be given the fullness of grace that
belongs to the children of God.