Download or read book Eyes on Jesus Daily Devotions for Lent and Easter written by Julie Riddle and published by Concordia Publishing House. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS written by David Rosenkoetter and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Lent about my devotion to Christ the crucified? Is Easter about my celebrating Christ risen from the dead? Do I measure my Christian life by some standard of piety and say I’m following Christ’s example? Lent...Easter...the whole Church year proclaims Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior. Faith is trust in His blood-won forgiveness of the world’s sin. Through faith we fix our eyes on Jesus in our daily devotions, gathering in worship, and constancy in prayer. FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS walks you, the reader, through daily devotions from Ash Wednesday through Pentecost. See your need for repentance. Follow Jesus as He defeats Satan in the wilderness. Rejoice in the cross He leads you to bear as His disciple. For He has died once for you on the cross and shed His blood for you. He rose to daily proclaim you forgiven, washed, made alive in His Name. The crucifix shines Christ Jesus’ ongoing love for us. Yes, Jesus is risen, never to die again. Now, He who once bled and died sympathizes with us who daily walk through death’s dark shadow. I pray these devotions will encourage your Lent and Easter seasons. Heb. 12:1-2 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Download or read book Daily Guideposts 40 Devotions for Lent written by Guideposts, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the love of Christ in a new light this Lenten season and renew your heart for the resurrection with the help of America's favorite devotional, Daily Guideposts. In just five minutes each day, these devotions will invite you to enjoy a timeless Bible verse, a personal story, and a prayer to help you apply the day's message as you prepare your heart for Easter. For the six weeks of Lent, you will take a closer look at Jesus's life, death, burial, and resurrection, learning valuable lessons about: The gift of new life Truly letting go Looking for signs of hope Come with Karen Barber as she learns about the days leading up to Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection. Instead of giving something up, learn a new spiritual practice with Erin MacPherson, who observes Lent by giving something away. With Eric Fellman, meet biblical men and women--believers and seekers just like us--who were touched and changed by Jesus. Travel with Roberta Rogers as she follows Jesus through the streets of first-century Jerusalem in search of faith and hope for our lives today. Join the community of over a million Daily Guideposts readers on this remarkable and deeply personal spiritual journey, allowing you to grow closer to God and hold on to hope, never losing sight of the spring that is coming.

Download or read book The Promise of Lent Devotional written by Chris Tiegreen and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lent is a time of remembering Christ's sacrifice, and yet it is not meant to be depressing. The 40-day holy season is one of transition when believers turn their eyes away from fading disappointments and move ever closer to the radiance of Easter hope.

Download or read book Journey to the Cross written by Will Walker and published by New Growth Press. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Christians, we know that Easter is perhaps the most important day of the year. But when we wake up on Easter Sunday, we often struggle to grasp the significance of the day and find ourselves on the outside of the celebration looking in. Journey to the Cross moves us closer to the heart of Easter through forty days of Bible readings, prayers of confession and thanksgiving, and daily devotional readings. This forty-day devotional takes a deeper look into six central themes of the Christian life: repentance, humility, suffering, lament, sacrifice, and death. Journey to the Cross moves beyond "doing penance" and helps Christians focus on Christ's sacrifice for us—the real meaning of Easter and the reason we celebrate. Journey to the Cross serves as a combined liturgical guide and devotional—presenting a call to worship, confessional, gospel reading, and daily devotional with application. This compact devotional guide meets the needs of Christians who want to prepare their hearts for Easter but don't know how, and it answers the growing desire of many to be connected to the broader history of the church. At its heart, Lent is all about Jesus—his suffering and sacrifice, all powered by his love for his people. Taking the time to meditate on the cross will give readers the opportunity to re-center their hearts, reframe their lives, and rekindle their love for Christ this Easter.

Download or read book The Unvarnished Jesus A Lenten Journey written by Brian Zahnd and published by Spello Press. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day Lenten journey taking the reader from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday on a quest to encounter Jesus in a new and startling way. These forty-six daily meditations on the life and ministry of Jesus drawn from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are a spiritual solvent to help remove the layers of lacquer comprised of political and cultural assumptions that prevent us from seeing just how challenging and compelling Jesus of Nazareth really is. The Unvarnished Jesus is a forty-six day project to restore the incomparable image of Christ.

Download or read book Who Is That Man Daily Lenten Devotional written by Ray Pritchard and published by Primedia E-launch LLC. This book was released on with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s always exciting when someone says, “I have a question,” because you never know what will come next. Questions shake things up. A good question cuts through the fog of a long discussion and forces us to confront the big issues. A good question causes the rest of us to stop and say, “Hey, I wondered that about that myself.” During our Lenten journey this year, we’ll explore 46 questions taken from the gospels. Each question reveals something about the person who asked. Each question points us in the direction of new truth. Each question ultimately brings us face to face with Jesus Christ. Come with us on this journey of questions as we walk with Jesus on our way to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Download or read book Reaching Toward Easter written by Derek Maul and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Maul beckons you to join him on a devotional pilgrimage through Lent. Imagine yourself sitting at the table with Jesus and his disciples. Walk with Jesus on the dusty path from Bethany to Jerusalem. Watch him closely and listen to his words of grace, hope, and challenge as he moves purposefully toward the Cross. Reaching Toward Easter features 49 daily devotions that include in-depth Bible study, personal stories, and prayers. Maul hopes that you will arrive at Holy Week refreshed rather than tired, inspired rather than discouraged, reflective rather than overwhelmed. By the time you reach Easter, your pilgrimage will have prepared you to live as an "Eighth Day Believer"—a true follower of Jesus. 8-week study for individuals or groups Includes a Leader's Guide

Download or read book Lenten Dailies written by Pamela Tapper and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a book of daily devotions that can be read every day from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday. In Mathew 22: 36 - 40 Jesus said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments." The verses in this book continue to support this scripture over and over again. Some of the verses were taken from the New International Version for clarity. Others were taken from the King James Version for its beauty and poetry. In most cases each verse is a only one page in length so that it can be easily read each day. This book is basically a book of faith in God and love for our fellow man. I hope the reader will be inspired to love God and love his neighbor.

Download or read book Return to the Lord written by Concordia Publishing House and published by Concordia Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book NIV Once A Day 40 Days to Easter Devotional written by Kenneth D. Boa and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily readings for Lent that will bring you closer to Jesus. As you read this powerful devotional during the Lenten season, you will experience spiritual growth through interaction with Scripture from both the Old and New Testaments. The readings in the NIV Once-A-Day 40 Days to Easter culminate in the Passion Week and Easter Sunday giving you a greater understanding of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus as you examine critical passion narratives in the Gospels. Through your interaction with these Lenten readings, you will be a joyful witness of God’s carefully orchestrated plan to redeem the world through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Written by Dr. Kenneth Boa, president of Reflections Ministries, each daily reading includes a: Scripture reading from the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV) Devotion Mediation that amplifies the Scripture passages Prayer

Download or read book The Better Mom written by Ruth Schwenk and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mothering is messy. Our joy and hope in raising children doesn’t change the reality that being a mom can be frustrating, stressful, and tiring. But just as God is using us to shape our children, God is using our children and motherhood to shape us. In The Better Mom, author Ruth Schwenk, herself a mother of four children, encourages us with the good news that there is more to being a mom than the extremes of striving for perfection or simply embracing the mess. We don’t need to settle for surviving our kids’ childhood. We can grow through it. With refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to: Find freedom and walk confidently in purpose Create a God-honoring home environment Overcome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and more Avoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfection Cultivate life-giving friendships At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. We don’t have to settle for either being apathetic or struggling to be perfect. Both visions of motherhood go too far. Ruth offers a better option. She says, “It’s okay to come as we are, but what we’re called to do and be is far too important to stay there! The way to becoming a better mom starts not with what we are doing, but with who God is inviting us to become."

Download or read book Lent for Everyone Luke Year C written by N. T. Wright and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C provides readers with an inspirational guide through the Lenten season, from Ash Wednesday through the week after Easter. Popular biblical scholar and author N. T. Wright provides his own Scripture translation, brief reflection, and a prayer for each of the days of the season, helping readers ponder how the text is relevant to their own lives today. By the end of the book readers will have been through the entirety of Luke, along with Psalm readings for each Sunday. Suitable for both individual and group study and reflection, Wright's Lenten devotional will help you make Luke's gospel your own, thoughtfully and prayerfully, and your journey through Lent a period of rich discovery and growth.

Download or read book Praying in Color for Kids written by Paraclete Video Productions (PRD) and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a group of kids on the floor of a gym, or filling a classroom, or on a weekend retreat, praying in a whole new way--so silently that you can hear a pin drop! It happens everyday with Praying in Color.

Download or read book Devotions for Easter written by Stacy J. Edwards and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare your heart and mind to celebrate the risen Savior. It’s time for fresh spring blossoms, colored eggs, special recipes, and family gatherings. This year, with each tradition, small celebration, and new story, take the time to stop and discover the ways Jesus is showing His love for you. In remembering His Easter story—the greatest story ever told—your own will become that much sweeter. The perfect companion for Lent, Devotions for Easter invites you to find the messages of hope and mercy God places in even the smallest moments of the season. Forty days of warm, inviting readings, prayers, scriptures, and beautiful images will take you through Christ’s journey toward the cross and the miracle of His resurrection. As new life emerges all around you, let your heart be filled with joyful worship of Christ and the renewal He brings.

Download or read book Jesus Bread of Heaven written by Peter Caligiuri and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus Bread of Heaven is a 47 day Lenten devotional. These daily readings relate in a simple and direct way to both our daily lives and to the life changing hope we have by faith through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter.

Download or read book God Is on the Cross written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These forty stirring devotions will guide and inspire readers as they move thematically through the weeks of Lent and Easter, encountering themes of prayerful reflection, self-denial, temptation, suffering, and the meaning of the cross. Passages from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters and sermons provide special encouragement as readers prepare themselves spiritually for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Supplemented by an informative introduction to Bonhoeffer's life and a Scripture passage for each day of the season, these daily devotions are moving reminders of the true gift of Christ on the cross.