Monument Presbyterian Church

Lent Week 3 – The Seven Woes: For Pharisees & Us (3/30/2025)

After continual challenges by the Pharisees and teachers of the law, Jesus finallycalls out their hypocrisy with a damning tirade called the Seven Woes. These woes include accusations of hypocrisy, selectivism, poor motives, neglecting the poor, unrighteousness, and murdering God’s messengers. Yikes! But before writing off the Pharisees, we should ask ourselves, can these things be said about us? Perhaps this can be said of all of humanity – we have a tendency for hypocrisy, neglecting the poor, unrighteousness, etc. Jesus, during his final week in Jerusalem, is confronting the human wickedness that leads to the cross. We are more this way than we would like to admit. And it all points to the need for a savior. Audio from Tyson's sermon on March 30, 2025.

Lent Week 2 – The Parable of the Wedding Banquet (3/23/2025)

After questioning where Jesus derives his authority, Jesus tells a series of parables. These parables all share a common theme of a spurned authority figure. This specific parable challenges us in our response to God's generous invitation. Audio from Megan's sermon on March 23, 2025.

Lent Week 1 – Overturning Tables & the Status Quo (3/16/2025)

Jesus enters the temple right after he arrives as king. And what does he do? He cleanses temple and restores what should be happening: the blind / lame healed and children singing the praises of the Son of David (justice &  praise). Yet the religious authorities were “indignant” at this. This passage forces us to ask – do we want what Jesus wants? Or are we more comfortable with the things are? And when God breaks into our midst and throws tables– will we see it as blessing or public disturbance? Audio from Tyson's sermon on 3/16/2025

Fasting Week 6 – The Value of Limits (3/9/2025)

The story of Daniel 1 demonstrates a partial fast in scripture. In this story eating simply was a way of living counter-culturally. Through this discipline Daniel and his friends are seeking to honor and serve God not Babylon. When we practice abstinence we are also claiming allegiance to God over whatever we give up. Audio from Megan's sermon on March 9th, 2025.

Fasting Week 5 – To Fight Injustice and Stand In Solidarity with the Poor (3/2/2025)

Fasting is not simply something we do when we want something out of God.Fasting is one of the ways God changes our heart – especially toward those most in need. When we read the words of Isaiah 58, we see that fasting is meant to align our heart with God’s heart, especially in regards to injustice and in solidarity with the poor. Audio from Tyson's sermon on March 2nd, 2025.