Losing to Win the Long Game
If we want to understand why Jerusalem was missed (Luke 19:40-44), we have to hear what Jesus said long before they got there. Terry shares that Lent begins where Jesus begins: not with inspiration, but surrender. In Luke 9:23–26, Jesus defines discipleship as daily cross-bearing—allegiance that risks loss, refuses shame, and trusts resurrection as what makes all this make sense. We have to lose, to win the long game.
Series Information

Lent through Pentecost traces the long road of Jesus toward Jerusalem — toward suffering, surrender, resurrection, and ultimately the sending of the Spirit. Again and again, the disciples misunderstand the path. They expect quick victory, visible power, and immediate clarity. Instead, Jesus keeps leading them deeper into a Kingdom that moves differently than the world expects. In this series, Terry walks us through the slower rhythms of faith — waiting instead of rushing, trusting instead of controlling, and discovering, often later than we expected, that resurrection was already moving beneath the surface. From ashes to fire, from wilderness to empty tomb, from fear to witness, The Long Game invites us to follow Jesus not merely toward Easter morning, but toward the kind of life that can only be formed over time.
