LENT
Title NEW Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
The Meaning of the Crucifixion
NEW The Last Supper: Conversations that Led to the Cross
NEW An Unlikely Lent: Extraordinary People of the Easter Story
The Gospel of John: A Beginners Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Author Adam HamiltonWill WillimonRachel BillupsAmy-Jill Levine
Audience
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description Despite the crucifixion’s central place in Christian faith, the New Testament offers few clear answers about how Jesus’ death saves, or why, exactly, he had to die. What if that’s because we’ve been asking the wrong question? What if the cross isn’t a transaction to be explained, but a living Word from God meant to transform who we are and how we live?
Adult Individual/ Small Group
This Lenten study explores the parables and stories Jesus told at tables along the way to his final meal. With his characteristic wisdom and storytelling, Willimon invites readers to experience how these table stories—about searching shepherds, welcoming hosts, prodigal sons, and rejected invitations— illuminate the deeper meaning of the Last Supper and Christ’s sacrifice.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are at the heart of the story of Easter. But the resurrection was not witnessed in isolation; it unfolded before a crowd. What might the stories of those women and men teach us today? This study helps us see what has been overlooked, not just in the grand moments but in the in-between: the silence, the side characters, and the questions.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
With her characteristic wit and charm, Amy-Jill Levine introduces readers to the world of the Gospel of John by unpacking the stories in their original context, along with examining how the text is read today. This book enhances how we understand the divine, how we experience the world, and how we participate in the mystery of faith.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Sermon and Worship Download
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media. Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
*Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for many studies on this chart. 2
Title The Message of Jesus: Words That Changed the World
The Final Days: A Lenten Journey Through the Gospels
NEW The Sanctuary for Lent 2026
Author Adam HamiltonMatt Rawle Amy Sigmon
NEW Kids’ Sanctuary for Lent 2026
N/A
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group Adult Individual/ Small Group Devotional/StudyDevotional/Activities
Description Have a fresh encounter with the words of Jesus. Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores six of the most important themes in Jesus’s teachings, why they matter, and how they speak to us today.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John devote most of their story detailing Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, but the stories they tell aren’t quite the same. They offer the same Resurrection hope, but each Gospel offers a different lens through which we understand Jesus’ Passion.
This annual favorite contains brief readings for each day in Lent, from Ash Wednesday through Easter Day, including a suggested Scripture, a short devotion, and a closing prayer—all based on the Revised Common Lectionary. An excellent gift for family, friends, those with special needs, or as a congregational resource.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 7 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Large Print
Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Sermon and Worship Download
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media. Book (sold as a package of 10) with Study Questions
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Engage children of all ages and their families with this Lent booklet filled with crafts, puzzles, Scripture readings, family activities, and more. Includes eight weekly family devotions (one for each week of Lent, plus Ash Wednesday and Easter). A great addition to Lenten mailings and an easy way to reach out to the community.
Eight weekly family devotions (one for each week of Lent, plus Ash Wednesday and Easter)
Book (sold as a package of 10)
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Title NEW Seven Miracles: Signs of Life in the Gospel of John
NEW Liberated at the Cross: Peace and Reconciliation in God’s Kingdom
NEW Meeting Jesus on the Road: A Lenten Study
UPDATED
EDITION The Case for Easter: Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus
Author Gina Anderson-Cloud with Megan Dietrick, Bill Gray, Daniel Park, Isaiah Park, and Lauren Todd
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description Written in a warm, devotional style, this book Invites readers on a transformative Lenten journey through the Gospel of John. You’ll encounter seven miraculous signs of Jesus—not simply as stories of supernatural wonder, but as windows into the heart of God’s love and the abundant life Jesus offers.
Kristel AcevedoCynthia M. Campbell, Christine Coy Fohr
Lee Strobel
Adult Individual/ Small Group
This study is both a spiritual and practical guide to understanding the cross as the gateway to peace, discipleship, and liberation. Through thoughtprovoking lessons and accompanying videos, you’ll discover how to live a crossshaped life—one marked by love, sacrifice, and peace.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Takea meaningful walk with Jesus in this Lenten study that invites reflection, inspires spiritual attentiveness, and opens your heart to the many forms discipleship can take in daily life. From the First Sunday in Lent to Easter, this study offers a meaningful way to engage the season through Scripture, reflection, and walking.
Devotional/Activities
What do the Gospel accounts actually say about Jesus’ death and resurrection? How can we know the biblical accounts are accurate? Lee Strobel invites you to examine the evidence of the resurrection for yourself and points to the conclusion that Jesus was the Son of God who conquered the grave.
# Sessions 7 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 4 sessions
Separate components or included features
Book with Leader Guide
Book with Study Guide and access to free videos
Book with Reflection Questions and litanies for Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Study Guide plus Streaming Videos
Title NEW When Did We See You? A Lenten Exploration of Poverty and Wealth
UPDATED
EDITION He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win Your Heart
Author Elizabeth Mae MagillMax Lucado
Audience
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description With candor, grace, and deep pastoral insight, Magill invites us into an honest conversation about faith, money, and community, posing hard questions about poverty, wealth, and what it means to follow Jesus in an economically divided world.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Every gift from God reveals his love, but no gift reveals his love more than the gifts of the cross. In this five-session Bible study, Max Lucado explores the many gifts that Christ provided to us at his crucifixion.
The Third Day: Living the Resurrection Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws
Tom Berlin with Mark A. Miller
Adult Individual/ Small Group/ Churchwide
Tom Berlin uses his gifts of storytelling and understanding the Scriptures to connect the reader to the experiences of several individuals around Jesus in his final days, focusing on new life and redemption rather than loss.
Adam Hamilton
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Exploring the life of Jesus through the stories in the Gospel of Luke, we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today.
# Sessions 7 chapters & Epilogue 5 Sessions for Lent6 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book with daily reflection questions
Book and Study Guide
NEW - access to digital videos
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Book, Large Print Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Sermon and Worship Series, Worship and Meida Resources
*Available on Amplify Media
* Streaming videos
Title The Gospel of Mark: A Beginner’s Guide to the Good News
Finding Jesus in the Psalms: A Lenten Journey
Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week
Savior: What the Bible Says about the Cross
Author Amy-Jill LevineBarb Roose Amy-Jill LevineMagrey R. deVega
Audience
Adult Individual/ Small Group/
Description Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with Dr. Levine as she examines John the Baptizer, the Little Apocalypse, the Transfiguration, and several of Jesus’ most notable stories and parables. The gospel message comes alive as readers see Jesus as divine and human, powerful and weak, approachable yet mysterious.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Combines an interpretation of the psalms with real life stories, moving through the familiar words of Psalm 23 toward the cries of Psalm 22 uttered by Jesus on the cross. Includes reflections and context on King David’s life and writings, along with connections between the psalms and the life and death of Jesus.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story, raising ethical and spiritual questions for readers, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience. Provides a rich and challenging learning experience for small groups and individuals alike as part of a larger 6-week study that is perfect for Lent.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Explores several biblically based ways of understanding Jesus’ death on the cross that may go beyond the explanations you’ve heard. By exploring the mystery of salvation through the cross, you’ll find a deeper love for God and others while strengthening your commitment to follow Jesus.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Large Print Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for many studies on this chart.
Title The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught
Witness at the Cross: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Friday
Seven Words: Listening to Christ from the Cross
The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life
Author Adam HamiltonAmy-Jill LevineSusan Robb Adam Hamilton
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meaning in the Bible, illuminating what we ask of God and what we ask of ourselves through its words. And he teaches us how to use it as a pattern for our own prayer life.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Experience Holy Friday from the perspective of those who watched Jesus die. Levine shows how each one has a distinct role to play and how each presents a distinct picture of the death of Jesus. From each we learn how those meanings and messages cross the centuries to any who would come to the cross today.
Adult Individual/ Small Group Churchwide/ Small Group
In Seven Words, Susan Robb looks at Christ’s final words on the cross from a biblical and historical perspective, showing how we can find life and hope in them.
Explores several biblically based ways of understanding Jesus’ death on the cross that may go beyond explanations you’ve heard. By exploring the mystery of salvation through the cross, you’ll find a deeper love for God and others while strengthening your commitment to follow Jesus.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Book, Leader Guide, DVD Worship Resource Download, Children’s Book (The Most Important Prayer of All), Bookmark
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media
Book, Large Print Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Youth Study Book, Children’s Leader Guide, Prayer Journal, Keytags
*Available on Amplify Media.
Title The Grace of Les Misérables
Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple
TThe Promise and Power of Easter: Captivated by the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
Give Up Something Bad for Lent: A Lenten Study for Adults
Author Matt Rawle
Audience Churchwide/ Small Group
Description This Lenten study dives into six ideals found in the iconic book and musical— grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope— each of which is represented by a character. In keeping with Rawle’s previous works, he brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture, drawing parallels between the two.
Adam HamiltonChristine Caine and Lisa Harper
Churchwide/ Small Group
He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the world. He was poor, uneducated, quicktempered, and full of doubts and fears. Can this be the same man? That’s the point of this Bible study. Peter was just an ordinary guy who heard and followed God’s extraordinary call.
Adult Individual/ Small Group
The only thing that truly changes the trajectory of any of our lives is realizing the magnitude of what happened on the Cross. This study helps us remember together what led up to the cross. When your heart becomes more cognizant of what took place on that old, rugged cross everything changes.
James W. Moore
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Instead of giving up chocolate, James Moore challenges readers to give up something spiritually that they would be better off not doing (gossip, envy, selfpity, resentment, etc.). The forty days of Lent are ideal to use this study and prepare to give up something bad while preparing to fully embrace the “Good News” of Easter.
# Sessions 6 Sessions 6 Sessions 4 Sessions 7 Sessions
Separate components or included features Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Youth Study Book, Worship Resources Download
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book, Leader Guide, DVD, Youth Study Book, Children’s Leader Guide
*Available on Amplify Media.
Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video, DVD Video Study Book with Study Questions
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for many studies on this chart.
Title Remember: God’s Covenant and the Cross
Author Susan Robb
Audience Adult Individual/ Small Group
Description God’s covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God’s promises to the people of Israel. Explore the covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David; followed by the new covenant established on Maundy Thursday; and an examination of the cross as an example of God’s promise for a new world.
# Sessions 6 Sessions
Separate components or included features
Where We Meet: A Lenten Study of Systems, Stories, and Hope
Rachel Gilmore, Candace Lewis, Tyler Sit, and Matt Temple
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Jesus devoted himself to uplifting the poor, reaching out to the marginalized, and fearlessly challenging oppression. However, the church has often struggled to reflect this good news in its own actions. This book invites you to immerse yourself in the stories of Jesus and the early church by exploring stories, examining past shortcomings, and envisioning a brighter future.
In the Footsteps of the Savior: Following Jesus Through the Holy Land
Max Lucado
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Max shares meaningful, insights on the people and places that shaped Jesus’ life. In this special compilation, Max weaves together in-depth teaching from his bestsellers with poignant reflections on his time in the Holy Land, guiding you through three distinct aspects of Jesus’ life.
Believe Like Jesus: Rising from Faith in Jesus to the Faith of Jesus
Rebekah Simon-Peter
Adult Individual/ Small Group
Just in time for Lent, this book takes readers on a 40-day journey to spiritual transformation. This is a fresh approach to spiritual growth. These 40 days of transformation invite you to shift from believing in Jesus to believing like Jesus, from rising from faith in Jesus to the faith of Jesus, from being a disciple to being an apostle, all to become more Christlike.
7 Chapters 6 Sessions 8 Chapters
Book, Leader Guide, DVD
*Available on Amplify Media.
Book includes Study Questions Hardcover Book, Study Guide Plus Streaming Video, Video Study, Study Guide with DVD
Unless noted, all books are paperbound.
Book includes Study Questions
* Streaming videos are available on Amplify Media for many studies on this chart.