We are a community of Christians, expressing our faith in Jesus Christ, clustered through a shared love for Him and our belief in certain core beliefs. Many of those we share with our brothers and sisters in Christ across denominational lines. Some are specific to our Baptist understanding, and though they may cause us to gather apart from other Christians, we stand together with them as followers of Jesus.
New Hope stands apart to a certain extent from our fellow Southern Baptists in that we do bridge over to ancient church practices of Advent and Lent. Lent begins soon, and we will be on that journey together as a church. Our worship will reflect that, and my prayer is that our everyday lives as an expression of worship will too.
Moving what's done at church to home is always a challenge. Maybe this book would be a help. I found it, and the site it comes from, to be promising. I need to drill down more, but at first glance it seems worth the time to do that.
From Families With A Purpose
Lent and Easter Family Devotions, Activities, and Calendar
Creation to Salvation
A Family Walk Through Lent
Every Lent, we symbolically travel the path from creation to salvation as we call to mind the saving works of the Lord as recounted in Holy Scripture. As we recall our history, we remember what sort of people we are called to become through the power of the Holy Spirit. Author Marci Alborghetti helps us to experience more deeply the creation-to-salvation dimension of our annual Lenten journey. As the family recounts together the biblical stories presented in this booklet, their awareness and appreciation of God's saving action throughout history will grow. 32 pages
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