The season of Lent is almost upon us! The start date for Lent this year is next Wednesday, February 18th. Throughout church history Lent has been a 40 day season of preparing for the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ at Easter. If you aren’t familiar with this season on the church calendar, here’s a quick description from Paul Tripp:
“Lent is about remembering the suffering and sacrifice of the Savior. Lent is about confessing our ongoing battle with sin. Lent is about fasting, and not just from food; we willingly and joyfully let go of things in this world that have too much of a hold on us. And Lent is about giving ourselves in a more focused way to prayer, crying out for the help that we desperately need from the only one who is able to give it.”
The journey of Lent is one we want to do together as a church family. To help with that, we are encouraging NWers to consider joining together with friends, family, or grow group members to incorporate a simple Lenten daily devotional into our daily rhythms during Lent. You can view both recommended resources at the Lent table in the lobby.
The Sinner/Saint Lenten Devotional
This Lenten devotional we are recommending for 2026 is a new one to us. The content is brief but rich as it encourages us to run to the righteousness of Christ and His finished work even as we grieve our sin (very Romans-esque!). Each day features a bible passage, a short reflection, written prayer, and suggestions for further reading.
Who Is Jesus?: Forty Pictures to Share with Your Family
In addition, we are encouraging families to consider using this devotion of stories and symbols that points us to the sacrifice of Christ.
I hope you’ll consider joining us in these devotionals as we ready our souls to approach the cross together during Lent!
Carson Cobb
Lead Pastor
Passion Week Devotional
A great way to get ready for Easter weekend is to walk through the Scriptures that correspond to the last week of Jesus’s life. The gospels slow way down and focus in depth on this last week of Christ (almost half of the Gospel of John focuses on this one week!). It’s good for us to do the same and take some extra time to walk with Jesus as he walks this way of suffering for us. Below is the daily devotional to use as a guide for these reflections. It begins the Saturday before Palm Sunday (March 29th) and runs through Easter Sunday.
