Consider investing time each day between now and April 13 to reflect on Jesus’s sacrifice for you, and to thank him. I encourage you buy this book in order to set your mind on Christ and all that He has accomplished for you along His road to the cross.The best way we know to prepare for Easter…Īs that New Year’s excitement fades, are you losing traction on some of the healthy habits you started this year? Easter is coming, bringing with it another chance for renewal. I think that readers will also enjoy the daily reading format that is offered in this book. His style of writing is very clear and understandable. He writes in a way that makes you love Jesus more and more. This book, just like all of his others, is such an excellent book for every Christian to read. I will read anything that Sinclair Ferguson writes because of the depths of his wisdom and love for the Lord God. Every Sunday, the format is different, as Ferguson provides a poem/hymn but no reflections on Luke. Ferguson then provides about 1.5-2 pages of reflection, followed by a “Reflect” section (questions to ask yourself or somebody you are reading it with) and then a “Respond” section that allows the reader to write out any thoughts and/or personal application. The actual text of the Scripture that is referenced is not provided, so the reader will want to have their Bible beside them as they work through this book. Each day (or chapter) begins with the day of the week at the top of the page, a title, and a Scripture reference that the reflection is drawn from. In this wonderful book, Ferguson walks the reader through the book of Luke, helping us to see the person and work of Christ as revealed in the Gospel of Luke. This book is divided into 6 “chapters” or sections: (1) The First Week of Lent (2) The Second Week of Lent (3) The Third Week of Lent (4)The Fourth Week of Lent (5)The Fifth Week of Lent (6) Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Sinclair Ferguson has provided the church with yet another valuable devotional entitled To Seek and to Save: Daily Reflections on the Road to the Cross.” This excellent book is published by The Good Book Company. A book to enjoy for Lent most easily, but worth using any time you want to spend a season walking especially closely with Jesus. They are selected with great care, and always brought joy to my heart. Here, Ferguson marks the Sundays with extended quotations from hymns and psalms. As for me, my favourite part had to be the Sundays (coming as I do from a tradition where Lenten Sundays were often a chance to break routine and seek refreshment). Each day’s exposition ends with a simple bullet point for reflection, and space for a written response, should you wish to use it. Moreover, the book has been thoughtfully presented to make it as easy to use as possible. Sometimes the simplest truths really are the ones we need to hear. Many days I was genuinely moved by truths about Jesus that I already knew, but which I had effectively forgotten. No, the unique selling point of this book is the way the author’s usual incisive style is combined with winsome self-reflection to offer truly compelling applications of this familiar gospel narrative. The purpose of this book isn’t to provide new or groundbreaking insights into Luke’s Gospel, although the biblical scholarship is characteristically strong. As you progress through the book, you realise afresh just how overwhelming concerned with people Jesus was, from his disciples to strangers who accosted him along the way, and are reminded how that concern extends to his people here and now, today. Designed as a Lent devotional, every day describes a different encounter from Luke’s Gospel’s account of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem. “Truly compelling applications of this familiar gospel narrative.”
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