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Easter Story Cube
For You and Your Family

Are you looking for a simple way to share the Passion of our Savior and the joy of Easter morning with your family. Here's a free paper cube that you can print and fold. Each side of the cube has a verse which follows our Savior to cross and resurrection.

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Yeshua: Five-Part Mini Series
Here's a Video Treat for Lent

Yeshua offers a fascinating view of Jesus' life. Presented by Dr. Oswald Hoffmann, this series moves across more than 2000 years of history, from the time of Abraham through the birth and life, crucifixion and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus.

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Interactive New Testament
Reading Calendar for Lent

Would you like to read (or listen) to the entire New Testament during the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter? With this calendar you can click the yellow button each day to read the short text or click the green button to hear it. Give it a try and share it with a friend.

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What is the Season of Lent
All About?

Lent is a solemn season in anticipation of the Easter celebration of Jesus’ resurrection and the new life we have in Him! Here's a brief video from Concordia Publishing House on what this 40-day season is all about.

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Pictures of the Passion
Easter Cards

Here's a handy way to start conversations with your family or Sunday School class. Try to match the Scripture verses to the objects that played a part in our Savior's Passion. You can download the free PDF and print the cards in color or in black and white.  

 

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Hear the Music of Lent
Hymns for All Saints

Here's a collection of familiar hymns and meditative music for the season of Lent. It includes vocal arrangements as well as organ and instrumental settings that will be a blessing to your time of devotions. You can listen to it here.

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Fish Fridays

Join us at the end of each week this season for Fish Fridays. No, this isn't a dietary restriction for Lent. It's a series of devotions on Jonah. We're going to take a closer look at this shocking account in God's Word. Instead of well-battered fish we'll take another look at a battered prophet!  It's four chapters packed with useful insights for our life today, pointing us to our Savior and the salvation that God has accomplished for us.  

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Life This Side of Heaven

"We walk by faith not by sight”

(2 Corinthians 5:7)

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Jesus gives us life with Him now and eternal life in heaven. Real life. But where is it?

 

You and I experience sin, shame and suffering in this world every day. Where is this life that Jesus talks about? It's easy to get bogged down by the weight of all that we experience on this side of heaven.

 

It's into the midst of all of this that Jesus has come and has rescued us. When we look for evidence of God's love He directs our focus to His Son, to Jesus, on the cross.

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In love, Jesus took our sin and shame upon Himself. By His suffering and death on the cross you have the forgiveness of all of your sins. And Jesus is with us now and brings that comfort and mercy to us every day in His Word, in Holy Baptism, and in the Lord's Supper.

 

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday these audio devotions will take us into God's Word and to the cross so that we may rejoice – not just when the day comes when we are standing before His throne, but even now. In Lamentations 3:21-24 we hear, "Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.'” Here's Good News to hear every day of our life on this side of heaven.   

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Rev. David Tannahill

Retired LCMS Lutheran Pastor

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Unless noted otherwise Scriptures quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984

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