Christ Is for Us: A Lenten Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary (Abingdon Press, 2019).
Christ Is for Us is available from CSS Publishing, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and your favourite on-line or local bookstore.
The overarching theme of this book is suitable for any time of year. Christ is for us during Lent and always!
This book was originally written and published for Lent 2017, sold out, and re-released for Lent 2020.
Summary
Christ Is for Us reminds us that no matter what challenges we face in life, no matter what’s happening in the world around us, we can live with confidence and hope in God.
You protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of rescue!
says the psalmist.
For God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son
proclaims John’s gospel.
In other words, Christ is for me and for all of us.
This study is based on the Revised Common Lectionary for Year A. Each chapter includes commentary and reflection on readings from the Old Testament, the Epistle, and the Gospel readings, along with questions for personal reflection, group discussion, and suggested group activities.
Table of Contents
A Place to Begin
(Genesis 2:15-17 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 41-11)
Faith for the Journey
(Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17)
Renewed by the Spirit
(Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42)
A Study in Contrasts
(1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41)
Waiting for Resurrection
(Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45)
The Passion of the Christ
(Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 27:11-54)
Tributes to Christ Jesus
(Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10)
April Yamasaki 