Lent Reading & Resources | Week 7

How do you prepare your heart for Easter? Ancient Christ-followers observed Lent over a 40 day period leading up to Easter Sunday. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, believers devoted themselves to the practices of prayer, abstaining, and generosity in preparation for Easter celebration! Here at Hope, we recognize that our congregation is made up of people from all different backgrounds and church traditions that may or may not have observed Lent. This year, we are providing resources and events to help you and your families prepare your hearts for Easter by observing Lent together.

Holy Week Devotionals We've prepared daily-staff led devotionals that follow the timeline of the first Holy Week - the week leading up to Jesus's death and resurrection. If you didn't get the chance to pick up a paper copy in the lobby on Palm Sunday, you can download a digital copy, or access our Holy Week Devotional Videos published daily on our YouTube Channel.

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Scripture Reading What better way to prepare our hearts for Easter, than spending time with Jesus? Over the next 40 days, we'll be jumping into a scripture reading plan that follows Jesus from the last days of his earthly ministry through his death, resurrection, and ascension. This plan includes a short, daily scripture reading, with more devotional content and reflection questions available in the YouVersion Bible App.

Monday April 14 | Matthew 28:1-8

Tuesday April 15 | Matthew 28:5-6

Wednesday April 16 | Matthew 28:8-10

Thursday April 17 | Matthew 28:11-15

Friday April 18 | Matthew 28:16-20

Saturday April 19 | Matthew 28:19-20

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Complementary Resources We have also curated a wealth of resources to help you engage with the ancient practices of prayer, abstaining, and generosity during this season of Lent.

Family Resources For Lent/Easter

These resources have been curated by our amazing HopeKids Team, to help you engage with your children and families to explain what Lent is, why we observe it, and how it can help us to grow with God!

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Weekly Check-in & Reflection We've included a few questions for you to return to each week to help you perform a self "check-in" throughout this Lent season.

Prayer

What am I praying for this Lent Season, and how has prayer impacted those things? 

Abstaining

How has my abstaining or fasting challenged me and pushed me towards Jesus? 

Generosity

Where was I generous this week, and what can I be generous with this week?