Categories: General
      Date: Jan 30, 2010
     Title: Lent Groups Book 2010

Dr Paul Gooder's 'A Way through the Wilderness: Experiencing God's help in times of crisis.

When faced with times of crisis or challenge, many people turn to self-help for support. But what about Christians? How can we find strength: not merely in self-help but in God's help?

A Way Through the Wilderness is a five-session course which explores God's promise to comfort his people as they struggle through life's wildernesses. 



Lent groups' book for 2010

Each session focuses on an aspect of God's comfort, based on a short passage from Isaiah. It contains enough material for a group meeting of 90 minutes and includes:

  • guidelines and full background notes for leaders
  • a lively introduction for each section
  • a passage from Isaiah, freshly translated by Paula
  • prompts to aid both discussion and understanding
  • inspiring quotations and personal stories
  • questions to help course members apply the lessons learned
  • ideas for using music in the group
  • resources to support individual prayer and worship as a group

Paula Gooder is a writer and lecturer in Biblical Studies. She is a Reader in the Church of England and a member of the General Synod. Her 2009 Lent Course, Lentwise, was a best-seller: we at St Matthew's followed it. 

Each Lent group leader will need a copy of the book. Copies can be ordered direct from www.bookdepository.co.uk for £4.29 inc delivery. An early order is advised. 

Our Lent groups start during the week following Ash Wednesday (17 February). To be assured of a place, please sign up for your Lent group in the foyer at church. 

Wishing you a creative and reflective Lent, well supported by your group and by all of us at St Matthew's. 

 

Richard Hinder

Hon Curate