The following study is available for FRC and our friends from the community during this Lenten Season. 

Lenten Study Opportunity: The Final Days: A Lenten Journey Through the Gospels  (Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5th)

This Lent, ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love. The four New Testament Gospels aren’t the same story, but they offer the same Resurrection hope. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John devote most of their story detailing Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, all highlighting Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city, the suffering and humiliation of the cross, and the empty tomb come Sunday morning, but the stories they tell aren’t quite the same.

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.

Click here to watch a video introduction to the study.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday – March 5th. Small groups are forming. Register below for a small group or independent study. Contact Pastor Dave Sippel in the church office if you have any questions.