First Sunday in Lent
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32:1-11, Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19
Bulletin Aid
by B. David Hostetter

READINGS
Psalter--Psalms 32
First Lesson--The freedom to know good and evil is also the opportunity for temptation and disobedience by our first parents. Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Second Lesson--As we share in the disobedience of the first Adam, we may also share in the self-sacrificing obedience of the second Adam, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:12-19
Gospel--Human temptations for Jesus and for us include sins of the flesh and the spirit, hunger, pride, and idolatry. Matthew 4:1-11

CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Be glad in the Eternal One, rejoice, O righteous,
People: We will shout for joy, as we are made upright in heart.

INVOCATION
God of grace abounding, Christ for all humanity, Guiding Spirit, we come to worship y…

Abingdon Press, Prayers for the Seasons of Gods People: Worship Aids for the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A, by B. David Hostetter