This Lent, we are invited to walk with Jesus from Palm Sunday toward the cross, listening closely to the stories he tells along the way. In “The Last Supper: Conversations That Led to the Cross,” Will Willimon reminds us that Jesus’
parables are not tidy moral lessons but unsettling revelations of who God is—reckless in grace, extravagant in mercy, and unwilling to take “no” for an answer.
Along this journey, Jesus tells stories instead of launching a military or political campaign. He disrupts dinner parties with radical visions of hospitality and inclusion. He speaks plainly—and sometimes uncomfortably—about wealth, poverty, and our habit of confusing God’s gifts with our own possessions.
As Jerusalem draws near, the parables grow darker, exposing our resistance to God’s authority and love.
The journey culminates at the table of the Last Supper, where Jesus stops telling stories and becomes the story—offering himself in bread and cup. Each time we gather at the table, we continue that radical act of welcome and grace.
This Lenten season, we are not invited to solve Jesus’ riddles, but to sit with them—and with him. Through stories of searching shepherds, prodigal love, open invitations, and reckless grace, may we be transformed by encountering the God they reveal.
We hope that you’ll join us on each Sunday at 11:00 AM for a Lenten journey like no other you’ve experienced before. Plan to stay for free coffee and conversation following the service.