Lent 2024
40 Days with the Words of Jesus
Over the next 40 days, you will read the words of Jesus daily. With each reading you will be provided these questions to help live a red-letter life.
REFLECT
What does Jesus want you to see? (Notice the words or phrases that connect with you.)
Who does God want you to be? (How can this passage shape who you are becoming?)
RESPOND
What does the Holy Spirit want you to do? (How should I respond to the passage?)
PRAYER
How does God want you to pray in response to the reading today?
Small Groups
Mission Spotlight
Mobile Food Pantry
We all know that Advent is a church that LOVES TO SERVE! Every month we have a great opportunity to do that though the MidSouth Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry. We will gather in our parking lot to distribute groceries to our community.
Sign up online HERE or see Rich Lando for more information.
First Presbyterian Outreach Ministries
We will take a group of volunteers down to First Pres on Sunday 3/3 to help with birth certificates, soup kitchen, and clothes closet.
Contact Mike Moss for more information.
Burrito Ministry
The Burrito Ministry serves burritos on Tuesday evenings to the homeless in downtown Memphis. They also have a clothes closet and offer sleeping bags to those in need.
Contact Wade Bunker if you’re interested.
Arise 2 Read – Riverwood Elementary
There are numerous opportunities to serve this school, and Lynne Lichtermann is happy to talk to you about how to join the Riverwood volunteer team.
Contact Lynne Lichtermann for more information.
Brinkley Heights
Brinkley Heights is an inner-city school that our Arlington campus supports.
If you’re interested in getting involved, please contact Pat Spencer.
One By One
Volunteers serve as mentors to women who are pregnant or who are brand new moms. They provide each mentor with everything she needs to serve her mom, including lesson plans for every meeting and activities to share with her mom to help her support her baby. One by One MinistriesWe are collecting baby wipes and baby clothes (size newborn to 24 months)
Contact Tanya Groves for more information.
Honduras Mission
Advent has served the village of Cebu, Honduras for the past 13 years. Public schooling ends after sixth grade. We provide scholarships so that students can continue to attend private school and prepare for their future endeavors.
If you want to learn more contact Joy McDaniel or Georgia Smith.
FCA / Middle College High School