LENT 2025 STUDIES
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Title NEW The Message of Jesus: Words That Changed the World
NEW The Final Days: A Lenten Journey Through the Gospels
NEW The Gospel of John: A Beginners Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life
NEW Believe Like Jesus: Rising from Faith in Jesus to the Faith of Jesus
Author Adam Hamilton Matt Rawle Amy-Jill Levine Rebekah Simon-Peter
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description Have a fresh encounter with the words of Jesus. Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores six of the most important themes in Jesus’s teachings, why they matter, and how they speak to us today.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
The four New Testament Gospels aren’t the same story, but they offer the same Resurrection hope. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John devote most of their story detailing Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, but the stories they tell aren’t quite the same. Each Gospel offers a different lens through which we understand Jesus’ Passion.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
With her characteristic wit and charm, Amy-Jill Levine introduces readers to the world of the Gospel of John by unpacking the stories in their original context, along with examining how the text is read today. This book enhances how we understand the divine, how we experience the world, and how we participate in the mystery of faith.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Just in time for Lent, this book takes readers on a 40-day journey to spiritual transformation. This is a fresh approach to spiritual growth. These 40 days of transformation invite you to shift from believing in Jesus to believing like Jesus, from rising from faith in Jesus to the faith of Jesus, from being a disciple to being an apostle, all to become more Christlike.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 8 Chapters Separate components or included features Book, Large Print Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Sermon and Worship Download
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media. Book, Leader Guide, DVD
Unless
*Available on Amplify Media. Book includes Study Questions
Title NEW TThe Promise and Power of Easter: Captivated by the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
Author Christine Caine and Lisa Harper
Audience
NEW The Sanctuary for Lent 2025
Give Up Something Bad for Lent: A Lenten Study for Adults
Remember: God’s Covenant and the Cross
Justin LaRosa
Adult Individual/ Small Group Devotional/Study
Description The only thing that truly changes the trajectory of any of our lives is realizing the magnitude of what happened on the Cross. This study helps us remember together what led up to the cross. When your heart becomes more cognizant of what took place on that old, rugged cross everything changes.
This annual favorite contains brief readings for each day in Lent, from Ash Wednesday through Easter Day, including a suggested Scripture, a short devotion, and a closing prayer—all based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
An excellent gift for family, friends, those with special needs, or as a congregational resource.
James W. Moore
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Instead of giving up chocolate, James Moore challenges readers to give up something spiritually that they would be better off not doing (gossip, envy, selfpity, resentment, etc.). The forty days of Lent are ideal to use this study and prepare to give up something bad while preparing to fully embrace the “Good News” of Easter.
Susan Robb
Adult Individual/ Small Group
God’s covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God’s promises to the people of Israel. Explore the covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David; followed by the new covenant established on Maundy Thursday; and an examination of the cross as an example of God’s promise for a new world.
# Sessions 4 Sessions 7 Sessions 7 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video, DVD Video Study
Book (sold as a package of 10) with Study Questions
Book with Study Questions
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for these studies.
Title The Third Day: Living the Resurrection
Author Tom Berlin with Mark A. Miller
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group/Churchwide
Description Tom Berlin uses his gifts of storytelling and understanding the Scriptures to connect the reader to the experiences of several individuals around Jesus in his final days, focusing on new life and redemption rather than loss.
Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws
The Gospel of Mark: A Beginner’s Guide to the Good News
Finding Jesus in the Psalms: A Lenten Journey
Adam Hamilton Amy-Jill Levine Barb Roose
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Explores the life of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those who were considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today.
Adult Individual/ Small Group/
Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with Dr. Levine as she examines John the Baptizer, the Little Apocalypse, the Transfiguration, and several of Jesus’ most notable stories and parables. The gospel message comes alive as readers see Jesus as divine and human, powerful and weak, approachable yet mysterious.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Combines an interpretation of the psalms with real life stories, moving through the familiar words of Psalm 23 toward the cries of Psalm 22 uttered by Jesus on the cross. Includes reflections and context on King David’s life and writings, along with connections between the psalms and the life and death of Jesus.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions Separate components or included features Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Large Print Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Sermon and Worship Series, Worship and Meida Resources
*Available on Amplify Media
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for these studies.
Title Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week
Author Amy-Jill Levine
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description Explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story, raising ethical and spiritual questions for readers, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience. Provides a rich and challenging learning experience for small groups and individuals alike as part of a larger 6-week study that is perfect for Lent.
Savior: What the Bible Says about the Cross
The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught
Witness at the Cross: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Friday
Magrey R. deVega
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Explores several biblically based ways of understanding Jesus’ death on the cross that may go beyond the explanations you’ve heard. By exploring the mystery of salvation through the cross, you’ll find a deeper love for God and others while strengthening your commitment to follow Jesus.
Adam Hamilton Amy-Jill Levine
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meaning in the Bible, illuminating what we ask of God and what we ask of ourselves through its words. And he teaches us how to use it as a pattern for our own prayer life.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play and how each presents a distinct picture of the death of Jesus. From each we learn how those meanings and messages cross the centuries to any who would come to the cross today.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Large Print
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD Worship Resource Download, Children’s Book (The Most Important Prayer of All), Bookmark
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for these studies.
Title Seven Words: Listening to Christ from the Cross
Author Susan Robb
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description In Seven Words, Susan Robb looks at Christ’s final words on the cross from a biblical and historical perspective, showing how we can find life and hope in them.
The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life
Adam Hamilton
Churchwide/ Small Group
Explores several biblically based ways of understanding Jesus’ death on the cross that may go beyond explanations you’ve heard. By exploring the mystery of salvation through the cross, you’ll find a deeper love for God and others while strengthening your commitment to follow Jesus.
The Grace of Les Misérables
Matt Rawle
Churchwide/ Small Group
Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meaning in the Bible, illuminating what we ask of God and what we ask of ourselves through its words. And he teaches us how to use it as a pattern for our own prayer life.
Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple
Adam Hamilton
Churchwide/ Small Group
He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the world. He was poor, uneducated, quicktempered, and full of doubts and fears. Can this be the same man? That’s the point of this Bible study. Peter was just an ordinary guy who heard and followed God’s extraordinary call.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Large Print Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Youth Study Book, Children’s Leader Guide, Prayer Journal, Keytags
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Youth Study Book
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Youth Study Book, Children’s Leader Guide
*Available on Amplify Media.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for these studies.
Title Hard and Holy Work: A Lenten Journey through the Book of Exodus
Author Mary Alice Birdwhistell and Tyler D. Mayfield
Audience
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description Many of us want to understand how to integrate our personal spiritual lives more actively with our engagement in working for justice and the liberation of the oppressed and marginalized. This book provides a space for just that, helping readers participate in Lent in a new way.
Will You? A Lenten Study on the Baptismal Promises
Amanda Perkins McGriff
Adult Individual/ Small Group
When we are initiated into the church with the water of baptism, we answer a series of “Will You” questions called the Baptismal Covenant. This Lenten study offers daily reflections, examples of evangelism in action, and an invitation to think in new ways about the promises we make to God, each other, and ourselves in baptism.
Meeting Jesus at the Table: A Lenten Study
Cynthia M. Campbell and Christine Coy Fohr
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Whether multiplying bread, relaxing with his inner circle, or telling curious elites stories about banquets, Jesus imparts wisdom as he shares wine and grants forgiveness as he distributes fish. This book provides biblical insights along with thoughtprovoking queries regarding our own time.
Where We Meet: A Lenten Study of Systems, Stories, and Hope
Rachel Gilmore, Candace Lewis, Typer Sit, and Matt Temple
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Jesus devoted himself to uplifting the poor, reaching out to the marginalized, and fearlessly challenging oppression. However, the church has often struggled to reflect this good news in its own actions. This book invites you to immerse yourself in the stories of Jesus and the early church by exploring stories, examining past shortcomings, and envisioning a brighter future.
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# Sessions 7 Chapters 5 Sessions 8 Chapters 7 Chapters Separate components or included features Book includes Study Questions Book Book includes Study Questions Book includes Study Questions
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for these studies.
Title The God We Can Know: Exploring the “I Am” Sayings of Jesus
In the Footsteps of the Savior: Following Jesus Through the Holy Land
He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win Your Heart
Why Easter Matters
Author Rob Fuquay Max Lucado Max Lucado Andy Stanley
Audience
Adult Individual/ Small Group/ Churchwide
Description This study for the whole congregation explores the “I am” sayings of Jesus in John. Perfect for Lent, it helps you find and form an answer to the most essential question in the Christian faith, “Who do you say I am?” Book includes commentary and reflection questions. DVD features agelevel guides for children, youth, adults.
# Sessions 7 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Enlarged Print Book, DVD
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Max shares meaningful, insights on the people and places that shaped Jesus’ life. In this special compilation, Max weaves together in-depth teaching from his bestsellers with poignant reflections on his time in the Holy Land, guiding you through three distinct aspects of Jesus’ life.
6 Sessions
Hardcover Book, Study Guide Plus Streaming Video, Video Study, Study Guide with DVD
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Every gift from God reveals his love, but no gift reveals his love more than the gifts of the cross. In this five-session Bible study, Max Lucado explores the many gifts that Christ provided to us at his crucifixion.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
This study explores the lives of some people who lived in first-century Israel and reveals how the story of Easter became real to them when they found themselves caught up in the events of Jesus’ crucifixion and Resurrection. These stories give us great insights into our own relationship toward God.
5 Sessions for Lent 4 Sessions
Book, Study Guides, DVD Studies Study Guide, Video Study DVD (DVD includes additional study materials for Who Needs Christmas)
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
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