Ash Wednesday Service 2026
Schedule
Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
7535 Maynardville Pike, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37938 | Knoxville, TN
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Join us for the installation of ashes and a special message from Pastor Mark Kilbourne.This Ash Wednesday sermon opens the Lenten season by confronting the tension between fear, power, and the way of Jesus. Drawing on 1 Peter 2:21–24, the message centers on Christ’s suffering love—love that refuses retaliation, entrusts justice to God, and brings healing not only *for* us but *within* us.
For all Christians, this has profound implications. We are called to live peaceably, resist revenge, and reject violence as a way of life—even when it feels unsafe or impractical. This calling is hard, countercultural, and deeply challenging, especially because fear and the desire for power come so naturally to us.
The sermon concludes by grounding this call in the cross: Christ bore our sins, healed our wounds, and freed us so that we might “live for righteousness.” As Lent begins, the congregation is invited to self-examination—naming fears, relinquishing the quest for control, and asking where God is calling them to trust more deeply. Through prayer and humility, we are invited into a difficult but transformative season, learning to love as those who have been healed.
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