Saturday: Week 1 in Lent Year A

EK 1: SATURDAY

Matthew 17.1– 9

Imagine yourself as a fifth member of the party, going up the mountain with Jesus leading the way, Peter beside him, and James and John
following too. The last days and weeks have been utterly bewildering. Nothing like this has happened to you before, or to any of the others.
Within a short time, you’ve got to the point where you really do believe that Jesus is God’s Messiah, his anointed one, the one who
will make God’s kingdom a reality on earth as in heaven. But how is this going to happen...

Taken from Lent For Everyone – Matthew Year A by Tom Wright (2011)

Published by SPCK

For resources that accompany this book visit http://bigbible.org.uk/

The #BigRead2011: meeting together in housegroups to read the Bible,
making use of Tom Wright's Matthew for Lent with opportunities to go
much bigger and much more creative and join in online (inter)nationally.
From quiet sitting rooms with Bibles and books, to coffee shops and
internet chatrooms across the world.