Reverend Adam Hamilton – Friday, 24 January 2014 “It's the
Middle of Winter, But We're Getting Ready for Easter”
Bitterly cold temps froze much of the country this week, as snow
caused closures in several East Coast cities. Even though we in the United
States are still dealing with the cold, ice, and snow that come with
mid-Winter, it’s not too early to begin thinking of the warmth of Spring. Lent
and Easter are just around the corner!
This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. Palm Sunday is April
13 and Easter is April 20.
How will you, your family, and your church reflect upon the
crucifixion and death of Jesus this year? How will you celebrate his glorious
resurrection?
I want to make sure you know about these available resources to
help you during the Lenten season:
Blog Posts
During the next few months, I’ll be publishing excerpts from
several of my books that will help you grow closer to God. I’ll highlight
passages from The Way, Final Words From the Cross, and Journey to the Cross:
Reflecting on 24 Hours That Changed the World, which is brand-new this year.
Books
Journey to the Cross weaves the daily devotions from 24 Hours
That Changed the World: 40 Days of Reflection with content from the 24 Hours
book and DVD. Each week the devotions are introduced with travel notes and
reflections from the Holy Land. Journey to the Cross would be ideal for daily
personal study during Lent. You'll probably want to start reading with Day 1 no
later than March 10, which would take you through Good Friday for the last
devotion on Day 40.
You may also want to read my other books, which would be good
choices for Lenten devotions. 24 Hours That Changed The World guides you step
by step through the 24 hours of Jesus' life. The Way retraces the footsteps of
Jesus from his baptism to his final week, and Final Words From the Cross
explores Jesus' final words as seen and heard throught he eyes and ears of
those who stood near the cross.
You can find all of these books under the Store tab here.
Free Daily Email Devotional
Get a free devotional of The Way delivered right to your email.
It starts the day you sign upand you will receive one each day for 14 days.
You'll want to subscribe no later than April 7, so you can receive all the
emails by Easter Sunday on April 20. Sign up here for free.
Inspirational Tweets
Follow my publisher, Abingdon Press, on Twitter at
@AbingdonPress. During Lent, be encouraged as my team tweets daily using
excerpts and quotes from The Way.
As you begin planning your Lenten and Easter celebrations this
year, take a few minutes now to make sure you’ve got tools in place to help you
with worship and devotional time. It’s as easy as subscribing to the blog,
signing up for the free email devotional, and following on Twitter.
I want to help you have the most meaningful Easter ever!
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