Lent Resources

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Preparing our hearts to celebrate the resurrection of Christ starts during Lent. I love this quieter season of reflection. This year Lent starts February 18th. 

Here are some resources to consider utilizing:

FAMILY 

Journey to Jesus: A Scripture Adventure to Discover the Savior (Tweens) - An interactive study for tweens to reflect on the importance of salvation and grace.

A Jesus Easter: Explore God's Amazing Rescue Plan - Prepare your family's heart to celebrate Easter in this family-friendly devotional.

The Friend Who Forgives Family Bible Devotional: 15 Days Exploring the Story of Peter - Devotions based off the picture book that pair well for the Lent season.

Walking with Jesus: A Lent Family Devotional - Reflect as a family on the life of Jesus and the importance of His sacrifice.

Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional - In 10 minutes a day, spend time as a family reflecting on Jesus' rescue mission to mankind.

Uncovering the Mercies of the Cross Bible Study - Help kids understand the importance of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection in this 20-day Easter study.

Awaken: A 21-Day Easter Devotional for Kids & Family - Learn more about Christ through the eyes of four witnesses who interacted with Jesus through daily devotions, activities, and discussion questions.

ADULT

What Depth of Love: Devotions on the Cross and Resurrection - Spend 40 days reflecting on the death and resurrection of Christ based off Charles Spurgeon sermons.

Clinging to the Cross: How Lent Points Us to Lasting Hope in Christ - Spend Lent reflecting on the hope found only in Christ.

Return to Me: A Holy Week Devotional (FREE) - Spend eight days before Easter, called Holy Week, reflecting on the concept of biblical repentance.

Contemplating the Cross: A 40 Day Pilgrimage of Prayer - Spend time meditating and reflecting on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This is my favorite Lent devotion!

Lent and Missions: A 40-Day Devotional - Spend time reflecting on the costliness of salvation and long for those who haven't yet heard about Jesus to hear the Good News. This would be a good resource for missions committees, small groups, staff teams, and elders who want to cultivate a shared vision on God's heart for the nations.

Look to Jesus Lent Reflection Set - Spend 40 days preparing your heart to celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead. Each card includes Scripture, a brief devotion, a reflection question, and Ruth Chou Simons' beautiful artwork.

Be sure to check out my 2024 Lent Resource blog post for even more resources for Lent and Easter which includes specific tools for preschoolers and elementary-aged kids.

Please note: I haven't used all these resources personally, but shared them because they look like promising tools. 

A Wish in the Dark

Brief overview:

Pong is an orphan raised inside the walls of a prison in a land of magical lights. When Pong escapes, he realizes fairness doesn't exist in the world beyond the prison either. The daughter of the prison warden, Nok, has one mission: return Pong to jail. Join Pong and Nok as the crossing of their paths changes the course of their lives.

Recommended age range: 8-12 years old

Strengths:

• Thai-inspired world weaves cultural elements into a world of fantasy
• Great characters you want to track with
• Fast-paced read
• Explores the theme of the importance of doing our part to push back the darkness in the world

Additional Notes:

• Written as a modern twist on Les Misérables for young readers
• Touches on themes of poverty 
• Author portrays characters as capable of having good hearts on their own and able to push back darkness apart from Christ. But could foster a good conversation about the importance of believers being light in a dark world in whatever ways the Lord leads.