Sermon Series
The Original Tortured Poets
March 5 - April 20
Lent is a time to evaluate our faithfulness, our love, and our commitment to the God who saves. The Prophets of Israel and Judah show us a dogged loyalty to God in the midst of political, social, and religious unrest and disunity. They speak God’s judgment when all is well. They declare God’s hope when all is lost. Their hearts are uniquely tuned to the eternal song of God, which is the power poets possess in every time. They speak, and we do well to listen. So long before Taylor Swift’s, “The Tortured Poets Department,” there were Amos, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah and others living out their identity as the tortured poets speaking for God.
March 5—Ash Wednesday
March 9—False God—Amos 7:10-15 & Amos 5:14-24
March 16—High Infidelity—2 Kings 20:12-19 & Isaiah 2:6-17
March 23—Hoax—Micah 1:1-5 & Micah 6:6-16
March 30—Exile—1 Kings 2:26-27 & Jeremiah 20:7-13
April 6—Holy Ground—Psalm 126 & Jeremiah 30:7-14
April 13—Palm Sunday—Love Story—Lamentations & Luke 19:28-40
April 20—Easter—Wildest Dreams—Ezekiel & Luke 24:1-12