Second Sunday of Lent (Traditional)
What does it mean to walk by faith during Lent?
On this Second Sunday of Lent, Pastor Shawn Torres reminds us that salvation is not a transaction. We cannot buy the blessings of heaven with the currency of earth. God’s Kingdom operates on faith — not merit, performance, or religious resume.
From Abraham’s departure in Genesis 12 to the psalmist’s confidence in Psalm 121, and from Paul’s teaching in Romans 4 to Jesus’ words to Nicodemus in John 3, we see the same unchangeable truth: we are justified by grace through faith.
Faith demands departure.
Faith depends on a helper.
Faith discards human effort.
Faith delivers new birth.
It is not the intensity of our faith that saves us — it is the object of our faith. Jesus Christ alone.
“Thanks be to God, whose glory it is always to have mercy.”
📖 Scripture: Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; John 3:1–17
🕊️ Preacher: Pastor Shawn Torres
⛪ Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX
🙏 Connect with Incarnation
Learn more at https://incarnation.org/
Journey through Lent with us: https://incarnation.org/lent-2026/
On this Second Sunday of Lent, Pastor Shawn Torres reminds us that salvation is not a transaction. We cannot buy the blessings of heaven with the currency of earth. God’s Kingdom operates on faith — not merit, performance, or religious resume.
From Abraham’s departure in Genesis 12 to the psalmist’s confidence in Psalm 121, and from Paul’s teaching in Romans 4 to Jesus’ words to Nicodemus in John 3, we see the same unchangeable truth: we are justified by grace through faith.
Faith demands departure.
Faith depends on a helper.
Faith discards human effort.
Faith delivers new birth.
It is not the intensity of our faith that saves us — it is the object of our faith. Jesus Christ alone.
“Thanks be to God, whose glory it is always to have mercy.”
📖 Scripture: Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; John 3:1–17
🕊️ Preacher: Pastor Shawn Torres
⛪ Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX
🙏 Connect with Incarnation
Learn more at https://incarnation.org/
Journey through Lent with us: https://incarnation.org/lent-2026/
