Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Montana

HOLY SPIRIT

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The 2010 Lenten Series

We are pleased to present the 2010 Lenten series of lectures by The Rev. Steve Oreskovich The series explores the topic "A Faith Fit to Face the 21st Century" and the Episcopal Church. Click to read more about the program The Rev. Oreskovich also provided 3 Lenten Meditations at his sermon on Sunday 2/28/2010. These are included below for your perusal and thought. Please note that a different means to hear the lectures has been used to make them more efficient. Just click on link beneath the announcements. Thank you.

The 2/24/2010 Lecture "Another face of God" (Lecture Bulletin).

The 3/3/2010 Lecture "Two faces of Christ" (Lecture Bulletin)

The 3/10/2010 Lecture "Angelican Spirituality: an antique bowl of mixed nuts, fruit, and raisons " (Lecture Bulletin)

The 3/17/2010 Lecture "Human need for Community: From primitive humanity to mega-churches" including a short review of previous lectures (Lecture Bulletin)

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Lenten Meditations

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? (Matthew 6:25-27).

We brought nothing into this world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. FOr the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. (1 Timothy 6:7-10)

Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag,nor bread, nor money - not even an extra tunic. Whatever house you enter, stay there, and leave from there." (Luke 9:1-4)