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SEEKING: Big Questions. Honest Faith. A New Beginning.

What if faith didn’t require having all the answers? What if church was a place where your questions were not only allowed—but welcomed?

This Lent, beginning Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Monroe United Methodist Church invites you into a new sermon series called Seeking, a season built around the honest, sometimes messy, questions many of us are already asking.

Life in Monroe is busy. Between work, school schedules, aging parents, finances, health concerns, and a world that often feels overwhelming, it’s easy to feel stretched thin or spiritually restless. Many people describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious,” unsure what they believe anymore or whether church has a place in their lives. If that sounds familiar, this series is for you.

Throughout Lent, we’ll follow stories from the Bible where real people meet Jesus while they are searching:

  • Who will you listen to?
  • How do we begin again?
  • Will you give me a drink?
  • Can these bones live?
  • Where are you headed?

These are not trick questions, and they’re not meant to be quickly answered. Instead, they open space for reflection, honesty, and growth. In Scripture, moments of seeking often lead to clarity, healing, and unexpected hope. We believe the same can be true today.

This series is designed especially for people who may feel uncertain about faith, cautious about church, or curious but unsure where to start. You don’t need prior Bible knowledge. You don’t need to agree with everything. You just need a willingness to show up and explore.

Lent is traditionally a season of reflection and renewal: a time to slow down, re-center, and reconnect with what matters most. Seeking offers a gentle on-ramp into that journey, creating a safe, welcoming space to wrestle with big questions and discover a faith that is thoughtful, relevant, and deeply human.

Whether you’ve been part of Monroe UMC for years or haven’t been in church for a long time, you are invited. Come as you are. Bring your doubts, your hopes, and your curiosity. Let’s seek together, and trust that God is already at work in the questions themselves.

Join us Sundays throughout Lent at 9:30 or 11:00 am and on Ash Wednesday at 7:00 pm as we begin this journey. You might be surprised by what you discover along the way.