Each year FirstChurch observes the 40 days of Lent beginning with Ash Wednesday. We choose a book for the entire church to study and provide Lenten devotionals to aid in prayer and meditation as we attempt to understand and incorporate in our lives the amazing love which comes to us through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
This year our book will be 24 Hours That Changed the World by Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas In addition to Hamilton’s thought provoking book, FirstChurch folks will also have the opportunity to purchase the devotional guide, 24 Hours that Changed the World - 40 Days of Reflection, to help their spiritual journey through Lent.
The staff of FirstChurch will be making this Lenten Journey along with the church and would like to share their insights and questions with you as they do this. Beginning Ash Wednesday, February 22, staff members will read the devotional for that day and post their responses to this blog. We hope you will find our musings helpful as we make this Journey together.
More about our Lenten Series Book: No single event in human history has received more attention than the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. In 24 Hours That Changed the World, Adam Hamilton guides us through the last twenty-four hours of Jesus' life. Each chapter is designed to help the reader experience and understand the significance of Jesus' suffering and death in a way you have never done before. Whether readers are long-time Christians or simply curious about the story of Christ's crucifixion, they are invited to join the author in retracing the last 24 hours of Jesus' life.
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