LENT & EASTER RESOURCES
Awakening - 2024 Lent Series
With thanks to the USA Central Territory - Corps and Community Mission Department
Annual worship planning resources for the Church seasons of Advent and Lent are managed through the Corps and Community Mission Department.
(The first Sunday of Lent is February 18, 2024)
Download: 2024 Lent resources (ZIP)
2023 Lent Resources Downloads
2023 Lent Resources
The Corps Mission Department (Corps Mission, Children & Youth and Music and Gospel Arts) in collaboration with Candidates have gathered resources as an offering to assist you in your preparations if you so choose.
You will find a compilation of resources available to you for download at:
Download 2023 Lent resources (ZIP)
2023 Lent Resources Downloads
Lent | Salvationist UK
Material for each Sunday of Lent will be available and will consist of a teaching starter outline, worship and prayer resources. The six weekly themes are listed below with the first two weeks available now and the rest coming soon.
LENT | Salvationist UK
Week 1 - Let's Remember - Sunday 18 February
‘God can be trusted to keep his promise’ (Hebrews 10:23b NLT)
We begin Lent by reminding ourselves of God’s unending, unfailing faithfulness to us. We let ourselves be amazed again at how good God has been and how trustworthy God is. Only then can we begin to consider what our faithful response might look like. So let’s take this first week to remember the myriad ways God has blessed us.
Sermon starter, prayer and worship ideas for the first week of Lent.
Week 2 - Let’s Make a Habit of Prayer - Sunday 25 February
‘let us go right into the presence of God…’ (Hebrews 10:22 NLT)
God desires our company far more than our efforts. That’s why our faithful response starts with prayer, because prayer is the simple art of choosing to be with God. We may think of faithfulness as doing our best, working hard, accomplishing things, but those things ring hollow if there isn’t a regular, honest, intimate conversation with God happening right at the heart of our living.
Sermon starter, prayer and worship ideas for the second week of Lent
Week 3 - Let’s Make a Habit of Hope - Sunday 3 March (Altar Appeal Sunday)
‘Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm’ (Hebrews 10:23a NLT)
The world is listening out for voices of hope in the midst of war, crisis, poverty and injustice, and we have a message of hope to tell. In our faithful response to God, we choose to be those who look for hope and who hold tight to it, that others might get hold of it too. At the close of our Self-denial Appeal, we have the chance to bring hope in a tangible way through the gifts we give.
*Coming soon - teaching, prayer and worship resources&*
Week 4 - Let's Make a Habit of Kindness - Sunday 10 March (Mothering Sunday)
**Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works**rsquo; (Hebrews 10:24 NLT)
On this Mothering Sunday, we give thanks for the kindness we’ve been shown in our lives – by a mother, by other care-givers, by friends and colleagues, by our church family, and of course by God. Every act of kindness has nurtured and ‘mothered’ us, and so our faithful response to God is to keep the kindness going. We ‘pay it forward’, choosing to shower kindness on those around us.
*Coming soon - teaching, prayer and worship resources&*
Other Mother's Day resources can be found**nbsp;here.
Week 5 - Let’s Make a Habit of Unity - Sunday 17 March
‘let us not neglect our meeting together … but encourage one another’ (Hebrews 10:25 NLT)
It can be hard to know what ‘unity’ means when we come up against issues that we don’t agree on. It can be hard to know how to be united when division or discord eat away at our sense of community. Part of our faithful response to God is to learn how to keep ‘meeting together’ … to keep finding one another, hearing one another, loving one another no matter what our differences may be.
Coming soon - teaching, prayer and worship resources
Week 6 Sunday - Let’s Bring Ourselves - 24 March (Palm Sunday)
‘Many in the crowds spread their garments on the road ahead of him’ (Mark 11:8 NLT)
As Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, he found himself enveloped in celebration and devotion. This crowd were keen to make their faithful response. Whether it was to calm the donkey or give Jesus the ‘red carpet’ treatment, they responded by offering their clothes. Clothes in those days were handmade, unique and precious; in laying them down, they laid down something of themselves. Our habits matter; habits of prayer, hope, kindness and unity bring great joy to God’s heart and help to build God’s kingdom, but the faithful response God loves most is when we bring our unique, precious selves.
*Coming soon - teaching, prayer and worship resources&*
PowerPoint Templates
Lent PowerPoint Template 4.3 Standard
Title and content slide templates in a standard screen size
Lent PowerPoint Template 16.9 Widescreen
Title and content slide templates in a widescreen size
YouVersion Bible Studies
BibleProject | Holy Week & Easter
BibleProject designed this plan to help individuals, families, and groups reflect on Jesus' final days and celebrate his resurrection. This eight-day plan incorporates animated videos, summaries, and daily prayers to guide you through Jesus' triumphal entry, confrontation with Israel’s leaders, sacrificial death, and victorious resurrection. Choose this plan and experience how each day of Holy Week points to the unending love of God's Kingdom.
Alpha | Why Easter?
Alpha | Why Easter?
Easter: The Worship Initiative
Easter: The Worship Initiative
The Cross & Easter
The Cross & Easter
Easter: The Worship Initiative
Easter: The Worship Initiative
Journey to the Cross
Pause and pray as you prepare your heart for Easter. Be guided by Pete Greig, as you join Jesus on His journey to the cross, through the tomb, and into resurrection life.
We would like to thank 24-7 Prayer for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: https://www.24-7prayer.com/resource/youversion-bible-app/
RightNow Media
Jesus’s Farewell Message - FRANCIS CHAN
Jesus’s Farewell Message - FRANCIS CHAN
Easter - J.D. GREEAR
Easter - J.D. GREEAR
He Chose the Nails - MAX LUCADO
He Chose the Nails - MAX LUCADO
Good Friday and Easter - FRANCIS CHAN
Good Friday and Easter - FRANCIS CHAN
Abide with Us (Lenten Resource)
Abide with Us (Lenten Resource) – Pastor’s Resource
Abide with Us (Lenten Resource) – Pastor’s Resource
Abide with Us (Lenten Resource) – Devotional
Abide with Us (Lenten Resource) – Devotional
Lent Bible Memory Challenge - CANBDA
This Lent the Canada Bermuda Youth team is challenging your congregation to spend time memorizing God’s Word. Everything you need to set up an Intergenerational Bible Memory Challenge is included in the downloads below. We’ve included memorization and get-to-know-you activities, Bible verses to use with different age groups, as well as graphics to help promote your Lent Bible Memory Challenge!
Lenten Resource - IHQ Spiritual Life Development
In the weeks leading up to Easter Sunday, every day we share scripture and invite you to consider, then intentionally and generously exercise, an act of kindness.
An Act of Kindness: 40 Days. 40 Acts. (Word Doc)
Download the Word Doc here
An Act of Kindness: 40 Days. 40 Acts. (PDF)
Download the PDF here