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By Michael Waschevski
Ash Wednesday and Lent are times during the liturgical year when Christians can give deep and serious consideration to their faith through the practices of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. In the one-session adult study "Ash Wednesday and Lent," Chri...
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$7.50

By Various Authors
Acknowledging and celebrating the resurrection of Christ is the most important aspect of our faith. Easter is the longest season of the church year, lasting fifty days until Pentecost (which means fifty in Greek). These seven weeks allow us to explor...
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$25.00

By DANA K. HORRELL, Paul Stroble
This Lent, take time to better understand your civic responsibilities as a disciple of Jesus. Inside this six-session study, Christian adults will explore the concepts of covenant, community, and the common good. Together and independently, participa...
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$26.00

Gospel Portraits of Jesus 
A Lenten Study Pack
By Donald L. Griggs
What can we learn about Jesus from the multitude of names he is given in the New Testament? Plenty! Welcome to a six-week course that will explore a number of the names and titles for Jesus that appear in the four Gospels, with some attention to rele...
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$26.00

Jesus and Possessions 
An Adult Lenten Study
By Margot Starbuck
Explore your connection with material things this Lent with this study written by Margot Starbuck. The six- session adult study pack challenges participants to better understand God's provision for our needs. Together Christian adults will ponder the...
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$26.00

By Cynthia Holder Rich, Mark Rich
Jesus’ interactions with women surprised those around him. He talked to, befriended, ate and celebrated with, and healed women. Jesus was revolutionarily different than others in his society in the way he saw women. These connections, as told through...
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$26.00

Learning Forgiveness 
A Lenten Study
By Marjorie J. Thompson
In this six-session study, we'll consider the various aspects of forgiveness, a concept perhaps more central to Christianity than to any other religion.Christians differ widely in their interpretations of how forgiveness should be practiced. Some urg...
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$26.00

By Christy Lang, Michael L. Lindvall
This study is built around the Common Lectionary Gospel readings for the five Sundays in Lent and Palm/Passion Sunday of 2007 (Year C). As a Lenten study, it ends with anticipating--indeed aching for--Easter Sunday. But Easter is another story and an...
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$26.00

Qualities of Discipleship 
An Adult Lenten Study
By Marianne Blickenstaff
Explore the characteristics of a disciple this Lenten season. Written by Marianne Blickenstaff, this six-session adult study pack explores various discipleship traits including: perseverance; learning and devotion; the faith to take risks; the abilit...
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$26.00

Reflecting on Holy Week 
An Adult Lenten Study
By MATTHEW RICH
Take time to better understand the importance of Holy Week with this six-session study based on the Gospel of Mark’s account of Holy Week. Christian adults will explore the importance of the events during Holy Week. Session themes include Jesus’ entr...
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$26.00

By J. Ellsworth Kalas, Carol A. Wehrheim
Do you remember the first time you heard the Lord's Prayer? Most of us not only can't remember when we first heard this prayer, we can't remember when we memorized it--because our memorizing was not a conscious effort; it was simply the process of he...
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$26.00

By Marianne Blickenstaff
Discover the importance of those who were around Jesus in this new six- session Adult Lenten study pack. Christians will learn about groups from Jesus' time, including the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essens, and Zealots. They will also be challenged to con...
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$26.00

Seeking the Intercultural Church 
An Adult Lenten Study
By SAMUEL SON
Despite the civil rights movement and the efforts to desegregate American society, including churches, almost fifty years ago, little has changed, even as church models and worship styles have gone through many revisions to stay relevant to culture a...
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$26.00

By David Rensberger
The apostle Paul has often been considered a controversial figure in early Christianity, especially in modern times. Paul's own complex and sometimes contradictory writings are partly responsible for his mixed image. Yet at the heart of his difficult...
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$26.00

Will You Come and Follow Me? 
An Adult Lenten Study on Hymns
By Mary Louise Bringle, Beverly Howard
Sing (or read!) your way through this Lenten season with "Will You Come and Follow Me? An Adult Lenten Study on Hymns." Written by Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle and Beverly Howard, this six-session adult study pack takes a look at the text of various Len...
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$26.00