First Sunday of Lent: Living in wilderness spaces

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Power. Glory. Empire. Jesus said no.

The wilderness is a place of risk and revelation — and this Lent, we’re right there with Jesus.

In Matthew 4, the tempter offers everything the world calls success. Jesus chooses something better: the way of God, the Word of God, and the community being formed around him.

Sound familiar? Cody Sanders says it plainly — we’re living in wilderness spaces right now. And your people need you to preach truth into it.

This week, preach like it matters. Because it does.

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