Blessings of the Cross Student: A Lent Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary (SFTCS)

Blessings of the Cross invites you to explore God’s hope and presence presented in the scripture readings for Lent and Easter.  Key Bible readings call us to praise God as we contemplate God’s redemption and new creation through the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Through the readings, we hear the call to celebrate the blessings of new life offered through Jesus Christ.

 

The study for Lent and Easter in the Scriptures for the Church Seasons series is based upon the Revised Common Lectionary scriptures for the church year, a three year cycle that includes readings from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the Gospels, and the Epistles. Blessings of the Cross offers the opportunity to explore these Bible readings in a seven-session study.  It will help you understand, appreciate, and participate in prayerful reflection and celebration of Lent and Easter and inspire you to live each day with God's blessings of life and salvation through Jesus Christ.

 

A seven-session leader’s guide is available for use in Sunday school classes or other small groups. A separate leader's guide is available written by Nan S. Duerling (order #9781426709180)

 

ROBERT MARTIN WALKER is an ordained United Methodist minister and pastor of First Church of Round Hill in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is the author of numerous books, including Encounters With the Living God, Politically Correct Parables, Politically Correct Old Testament Stories, You Might Be a United Methodist If . . . , Encounters on the Road to the Cross, The Jesus I Knew, You're Probably a United Methodist If...., and the Leader Guide for God's Care for Us: A Study of Ezekial in the Bible Reader Series. Walker also writes regularly for Adult Bible Studies and other publications.   Bob holds degrees from Yale Divinity School, Perkins School of Theology, and Southern Methodist University.