{"id":10435,"date":"2021-02-19T18:06:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?page_id=10435"},"modified":"2021-02-20T08:29:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T13:29:00","slug":"lent-devotionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/grow\/lent-devotionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Lent Devotionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, February 17th. Lent is the 40-day period before Easter when Christians devote themselves in solemn reflection, penitence, prayer and fasting in remembrance of Christ\u2019s sacrifice, crucifixion and resurrection. It is an opportune time for us to reflect on what it means to be a follower of Christ.<br><br>Our prayer is that as you journey with us through these weekly devotionals, your heart will be ready for remembering Jesus&#8217; death and resurrection on Easter weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-sharp-buttons\" id=\"pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"10609\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-6-the-triumphant-entry\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none\" alt=\"Week 6 : The Triumphant Entry\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-6-the-triumphant-entry\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Week 6 : The Triumphant Entry<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Palm Sunday is celebrated in many churches in commemoration of Jesus\u2019 triumphant entry into Jerusalem during the Passover.\u00a0 It is ...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-6-the-triumphant-entry\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"10570\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-5-thine-is-the-kingdom\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none\" alt=\"Week 5 : Thine is the Kingdom\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-5-thine-is-the-kingdom\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Week 5 : Thine is the Kingdom<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The central theme of Jesus\u2019 teaching is the announcement of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. This Kingdom refers ...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-5-thine-is-the-kingdom\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"10552\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-4-deliver-us-from-evil\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none\" alt=\"Week 4 : Deliver Us From Evil\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-4-deliver-us-from-evil\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Week 4 : Deliver Us From Evil<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">\u201cWe know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one\u201d ...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-4-deliver-us-from-evil\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"10474\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-3-lead-us-not-into-temptation\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none\" alt=\"Week 3 : Lead Us Not Into Temptation\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-3-lead-us-not-into-temptation\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Week 3 : Lead Us Not Into Temptation<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Did you ever wonder why there is such an emphasis on transgression, temptation and evil in the Lord\u2019s Prayer? The ...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-3-lead-us-not-into-temptation\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"10456\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-2-forgive-our-trespasses\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none\" alt=\"Week 2 : Forgive Our Trespasses\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-2-forgive-our-trespasses\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Week 2 : Forgive Our Trespasses<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">To trespass is to pass through without permission, to intrude and violate against. What do you mean when you pray ...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-2-forgive-our-trespasses\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"10440\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-1-our-daily-bread\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none\" alt=\"Week 1 : Our Daily Bread\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lent_4-Wide-16x9-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-1-our-daily-bread\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Week 1 : Our Daily Bread<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">This week we just entered into Lent. Fasting is commonly practiced by Christians during Lent to commemorate Jesus\u2019 fasting in ...<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/week-1-our-daily-bread\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"pt-cv-inline-style-62f9ba6kzw\">#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5.pt-cv-post-border .pt-cv-content-item   { border-top-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-title a, #pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  .panel-title { font-weight: 600 !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  .pt-cv-hover-wrapper::before   { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3) !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  .pt-cv-content-item:hover .pt-cv-hover-wrapper::before   { background-color: rgba(51,51,51,.6) !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5:not(.pt-cv-nohover) .pt-cv-mask *   { color: #fff; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-carousel-caption  { background-color: rgba(51,51,51,.6) !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-specialp * { color: #fff !important; background-color: #CC3333 !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-pficon  { color: #bbb !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  .add_to_cart_button, #pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  .add_to_cart_button *   { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  .woocommerce-onsale   { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #ff5a5f !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-readmore  { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-readmore:hover  { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper .pt-cv-more , #pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5  + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper .pagination .active a { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n[id^='pt-cv-filter-bar-3e8bf4dyx5'] .active.pt-cv-filter-option, [id^='pt-cv-filter-bar-3e8bf4dyx5'] .active .pt-cv-filter-option, [id^='pt-cv-filter-bar-3e8bf4dyx5'] .selected.pt-cv-filter-option, [id^='pt-cv-filter-bar-3e8bf4dyx5'] .dropdown-toggle   { color: #fff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n[id^='pt-cv-filter-bar-3e8bf4dyx5'] .pt-cv-filter-title   { color: #fff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n#pt-cv-gls-3e8bf4dyx5 li a.pt-active   { color: #fff !important; background-color: #ff5a5f !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3e8bf4dyx5 .pt-cv-gls-header  { color: #fff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, February 17th. Lent is the 40-day period before Easter when Christians devote themselves in solemn reflection, penitence, prayer and fasting in remembrance of Christ\u2019s sacrifice, crucifixion and resurrection. It is an opportune time for us to reflect on what it means to be a follower of Christ. Our prayer is that as you journey with us through these weekly devotionals, your heart will be ready for remembering Jesus&#8217; death and resurrection on Easter weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10436,"parent":2472,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10435"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11572,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10435\/revisions\/11572"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}