Are We There Yet?
AKA Debunking the Arrival Fallacy (A Series for Lent)
Do you ever feel like if you just make it over the next hurdle or reach your next goal that you will have finally arrived in life? Many people do, including our Biblical friends, but guess what? That’s called the arrival fallacy, and it can keep us feeling disappointed and unhappy when we get to the “next thing” and find we still haven’t arrived at our hoped-for destination. We are still unfailingly human, flawed, broken. This Lent, let us learn to savor our uniquely human journey without the pressure of arrival, as we reconnect with the God of Jesus Christ who leads us in the way, providing sustenance, meaning, and hope through all our ups and downs.
Ash Wednesday: The Classic Overreach | Matthew 4:1-11
Week 1: Getting Free and Staying Free | Exodus 15:22-27
Week 2: It’s Not the Destination, It’s the Journey | Deuteronomy 32:1-10, 44-52
Week 3: Who’s Your Hope? | 1 Samuel 8
Week 4: No Going Back | Ezra 3:10-13
Week 5: The Fake Out | John 2:13-25
Week 6 (Palm/Passion Sunday): Staying Power | Luke 19:28-40
Holy/Maundy Thursday: Detour Ahead | John 13:1-17, 33-35
Good Friday: Holding On When the Cross Feels Final | Matthew 26 & 27
Easter Sunday: Setting Out Again | Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20
COMING SOON for Lent 2025
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