Monday Lenten Study

We invite you to join a new Bible Study for the season of Lent. The group will meet Monday evenings, 6:30-8 pm, March 10-April 14. This is a “hybrid” class; you may participate by Zoom or in-person.  The Final Days: A Lenten Journey Through the Gospels by Matt Rawle will be our book resource for the study.

Each of the four Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, includes stories of Jesus’ final week, highlighting Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the suffering and humiliation of the cross, and the empty tomb come Sunday morning.

Each Gospel offers a different lens through which we understand Jesus’ Passion. One portrait reveals Jesus to be in control, while another emphasizes his suffering. In one story Jesus offers hope to the thief on the cross, and in another Jesus only receives derision.

These different perspectives aren’t a reason to dismiss the Gospels; rather they reveal an abundant, diverse, and complementary picture of God’s work in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. And they offer the same Resurrection hope.

We invite you to join this time of exploration, learning and inspiration. You may order a book for yourself in whatever format you like from your preferred bookseller.

Dawn Goellner, Max Plank and Joy Barrett