Listening to Jesus - Living Waters

“Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.'”
(Mark 9:7)

In his book, Letters to Marc About Jesus, Henri Nouwen, writes this about the importance of listening to Jesus’ voice; “You need to set aside some time every day for active listening to Jesus, if only for ten minutes. Ten minutes each day for Jesus alone can bring about a radical change in your life.” Although this is great advice, it is easier said than done–especially in the midst of all the other voices that compete for our time and attention. Learning to listen Jesus’ voice is a spiritual discipline that is developed over time and requires us to become comfortable with stillness and silence. However, the more we seek to stop and listen to Jesus’ voice, the more attentiveness will become a habit of our heart. And the greater the habit, the greater the transformation we’ll see. For the more we listen to Jesus, the more like Him we’ll become!

The season of Lent provides us with an excellent opportunity to develop this spiritual discipline, as we seek to listen anew to the voice of Jesus. This 5-week sermon series invites us to listen to Jesus speaking to us through the Gospel. As we do, several Lenten themes begin to emerge that can help us in our Lenten preparations as we journey with Jesus to Jerusalem, the cross, and beyond.

This series will help us to draw closer to Jesus this Lenten season, as we engage in the discipline of “holy” listening, reflect on Jesus’ words of comfort and love, and receive peace and rest for our hearts.

SERMONS

Sermon: Temptation in the Wilderness

Preacher: The Rev. Canon Christopher Doering

Date: The 1st Sunday in Lent ~ Sunday, February 18, 2024

Scripture: James 1:2-15 and Luke 4:1-13

Handout: Part 1. HO