Service for the First Sunday of Lent - February 22, 2026

Today marks the first Sunday of Lent, a sacred season for Christians to prepare in mind, body, and spirit, to follow our Saviour Jesus Christ to the cross, and the solemn commemoration of His betrayal, death, and resurrection at Holy Week.

Some of the traditional practices of the season of Lent include fasting, the study of Scripture, prayerful reflection, and generous almsgiving. We do these things not to try and earn God's favour, but to humbly draw nearer to Him in faith, that our lives may be reshaped by the power of God's holy love made known to us in Jesus Christ our Saviour.

To help us grow in our understanding and faith as Christ's disciples today, each week we will be sharing a link (or two) to some videos from the Bible Project from their series on the Character of God.

You can find links to two videos this week below: the first one introducing the Character of God series (based on Exodus 34:6-7), and the second exploring the Compassion of God. Enjoy!  

Visual Commentary on Exodus 34:6-7

Compassion of God

For a deeper look, you can also check out their 14 Episode Podcast series on the Character of God, found here:

Character of God Podcast Series

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Our service of Morning Prayer, Bulletin, and Sermon this week can be found here:

Morning Prayer

Bulletin

Sermon

And our All-Ages Song for the season of Lent can be found here:

Jesus Saviour