Today is the second Sunday in Lent. Rev. Ron Bartlow continues our Lenten sermon series "Courageous Faith: Values and Practices for When Life Gets Hard". How does Jesus' death help fulfill God's covenant with Abraham, let alone with all of humanity? The path to the cross demonstrates the depth of God's love, the strength of Christ's obedience, and the transforming grace of God's holy spirit. Today's sermon is drawn from Jeremiah 31:31-34, Genesis 17:1-7 and 15-16, and Mark 8:31-38.