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When Ordinary Becomes Holy | First Sunday of Lent

Scripture: John 2:1–11; Isaiah 62:1–5

Lent often begins with ashes — with honesty, humility, and the quiet truth that we are dust and in need of grace. But this First Sunday of Lent begins somewhere unexpected: at a wedding.

In John’s Gospel, Jesus’ first sign does not take place in a sanctuary or on a mountaintop. It happens in the middle of celebration, in the ordinary rhythms of human life. Water becomes wine. Scarcity becomes abundance. What seems small becomes holy.

As part of our Seven Signs: A Journey to Easter series Lent 2026 Preaching, we explore how God’s transforming grace does not wait for perfection. It meets us in everyday moments — in community, in need, in joy, and in trust.

This message invites us to consider:

Where has life felt thin or unfinished?

What ordinary spaces might God already be transforming?

How is Lent less about proving devotion and more about learning to trust?

Lent begins with ashes.
And then it continues with grace.

Worship Includes

Call to Worship

Prayer for Transformation and New Life

Words of Grace

Message: When Ordinary Becomes Holy

Prayers of the People

Sacrament of Holy Baptism

Roberts Congregational United Church of Christ
Roberts, Wisconsin

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Grace and peace to you.

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May the peace of Christ be with you — not only in this holy season, but in all the days to come.