lent study:

The Message of Jesus:

Words that changed the world

Adam Hamilton

The book is not required for the class, but if you are interested in purchasing a copy you can find it through

Cokesbury - here

or Amazon - here

Weekly readings:

March 9: THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME NEAR

  • Psalm 99:1-4

  • Mark 1:14-15

  • Matthew 13:31-33

March 16: THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT SERMON

  • Matthew 5:1-16

  • Matthew 7:21-23

March 23: JESUS SPOKE TO THEM IN PARABLES

  • Matthew 25:31-40

  • Luke 10:29-37

  • Luke 15:11-13, 17-20, 28-32

March 30: WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?

  • John 6:35

  • John 8:12

  • John 10:7-10

  • John 10:11-15

  • John 11:21-27

  • John 14:5-7

  • John 15:1-5

April 6: FINAL WORDS *The Last Supper

  • John 13:34-35

  • Luke 22:24-27

  • 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26

April 13: FINAL WORDS *The Seven Last Words from the Cross

  • John 19:26-30

  • Luke 23:33-34a, 39-43, 46

  • Mark 15:33-34

April 20: Easter Sunday Breakfast

All invited to an Easter Continental Breakfast in Celebration of the Resurrection 10 am

April 27: THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

  • Matthew 22:29-33

  • Luke 16:19-31

  • John 14:1-3

  • Matthew 28:16-20


The culminating activity for our lesson set on Creation Stories in the Bible is a StoryWalk (R) of the book God Created by Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones, illustrated by Jui Ishida. Families are invited to walk along the path and read the pages of the book together. Available through June 8, 2025