Lent & Easter

Good Friday and Easter are the very essence of Christianity. Lent is a practice that can help you to prepare spiritually for the centrality of Christ's sacrifice celebrated at Easter. Use these studies to prepare and to worship through Bible study.


		The Cross These 13 inductive Bible studies show you how the cross transforms everything.				The Cross and the Resurrection Christianity Today Bible Study How to understand what the cross and the resurrection mean to our lives.

		Easter Realities This 4-session Bible study will help you and/or your small group prepare for the most important event in the Christian calendar.				Easter Week: Sacrifice & Salvation Study Through the Bible Study This 4-session study takes an in depth look at Easter week.

		Easter Week: Sacrifice and Salvation Church Discipleship Campaign This innovative 4-week campaign for your whole church takes an in-depth look at the Easter season.				Encounters with the Risen Lord Current Issues Bible Study Jesus encounters individuals in unique ways that will allow them to recognize him as the risen Lord.

		Filming the Faith Christianity Today Bible Study Can we trust Hollywood with the cross of our Lord?				Give It Up for Lent Bible Study This Bible study will help you take time to make sure that as you give up something, you will gain much more.

		How Much Blood? Current Issues Bible Study Violence and suffering in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.				The Jesus We’ll Never Know Christianity Today Bible Study The quest for the Historical Jesus has failed. But our faith is founded on something deeper.

		Jesus' Final Week Eight inductive Bible studies focus on the events of Jesus’ final week on earth.				Leading to Easter: Searching the Soul Study Through the Bible Study Study Matthew 26–28 in this 7 session study to search your soul through the lenses of those closest to Jesus in his last hours.

		Leading to Easter: Searching the Soul Church Discipleship Campaign This innovative 4-week campaign for your whole church takes an in-depth look at the Easter season.				Lent Meditations Use this download to make the 40 days of Lent more meaningful. Each day includes a Scripture passage, an activity, and a question.

		Liturgy for Lent, Even If You’re Non-Liturgical Current Issues Bible Study Even if liturgy hasn't been part of your tradition, you can learn from its practice.				Living the Resurrection Reality Church Discipleship Campaign This innovative 4-week campaign for your whole church takes an in-depth look at the Resurrection.

		Living the Resurrection Reality Study Through the Bible Study The Resurrection is too good of news to be limited to only one Sunday a year. This 6-session Bible study looks at this phenomenal event in detail.				Matthew: The Passion Week Study Through the Bible Study This 6-session study shows how Christ's death and resurrection has changed the world.

		No Wonder They Crucified Him Study Through the Bible Study Do we know the Jesus who is dangerously good? Use this 6-session study to take a fresh look.				The Passion: Is It Anti-Semitic? Current Issues Bible Study When we recount the Crucifixion of Christ, are we inciting hatred toward Jews?

		The Passion of the Christ Movie Discussion Guide A wrenching portrayal of the brutality of Christ’s crucifixion.				Rediscovering Lent eBook Format Available! Preparing for Easter in a new (old) way.

		A Resurrection That Matters Christianity Today Bible Study Our salvation before God stands on the Cross, yes. But it is also founded on something more.