Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

lent 2012

the way to freedom

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Lent course 2012 

"To be free is to be in love, is to be in the truth of God. The one who loves because made free by the truth of God, is the most revolutionary person on earth." Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1932
   

In Lent, Christians go on a journey of deepening reflection, prayer and discipline which leads them to the great festival of new life at Easter. In this Lent study course, which continued our partnership with BBC Radio, we were invited to think of this journey as leading towards the true freedom of living in love towards God and others, and what this freedom meant for ourselves, our churches, our local communities and our world today.

We took our cue from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian executed in 1945 for his part in the resistance to Hitler, whose thoughts continue to challenge us on what it means to have faith and to be the church in a dangerous world. In 1944 while in prison he wrote a poem Stations on the Way to Freedom. The 'stations' he highlighted are: discipline, action, suffering and death.

Bonhoeffer wasn't studied as such, but the study simply took some cues from him, each week asking what 'freedom' means for us in our context today. Bible studies are an important part of the material.

Each week began with Sunday Worship link to external website on BBC Radio 4 (0810-0850), complemented by additional programmes on the Daily Service link to external website (0945-1000 BBC R4 LW), and Sunday morning BBC local radio link to external website programmes carried special items based on the themes of the course.

BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Each week started with Sunday Worship at 0810 on BBC Radio 4. More >>
    
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
There were readings and prayers from The Daily Service at 0945 on BBC Radio 4 (198 Long Wave). More >> 
         
BBC Local Radio
There were related Sunday morning programmes across the BBC's network of 39 BBC local radio stations, listed in the Religion and Ethics section of your BBC Local website. More >>  
         
Study material
Each resource is available in full colour with graphics (PDF) and as a text-only (large print/accessibility) version (Word file) which can be adapted for local use.

  
Introduction

Lent 2012 introductionLent 2012 - Introduction (PDF, 1MB)

Cyflwyniad Cwrs Grawys 2012 - Lent Course Introduction 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 75k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Introduction (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 120k)

  
  
Week 1. What is freedom?

Lent resource 2012Lent 2012 - Week 1 (PDF, 1MB)

Cwrs Garawys - Wythnos 1 - Lent Course Week 1 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 110k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Week 1 (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 130k)

   
    
Week 2. Discipline

Lent resource 2012Lent 2012 - Week 2 (PDF, 1.4MB)

Cwrs Garawys Wythnos 2 - Lent Course Week 2 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 120k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Week 2 (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 130k)

 

Week 3. Action

Lent resource 2012Lent 2012 - Week 3 (PDF, 1.3MB)

Cwrs Garawys Wythnos 3 - Lent Course 3 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 130k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Week 3 (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 160k)

 

Week 4. (Mothering Sunday)

Lent resource 2012Lent 2012 - Week 4 (PDF, 1MB)

Cwrs Garawys Wythnos 4 - Lent Course Week 4 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 85k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Week 4 (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 140k)

 

Week 5. (Passion Sunday) Suffering

Lent resource 2102Lent 2012 - Week 5 (PDF, 1.5MB)

Cwrs Garawys Wythnos 5 - Lent Course Week 5 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 80k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Week 5 (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 135k)

 

Week 6. (Palm Sunday) Death

Lent resource 2012Lent 2012 - Week 6 and Conclusion (PDF, 1.9MB)

Cwrs Garawys Wythnos 6 - Lent Course Week 6 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 125k)

(Please note these are large files - see download guide)

  
Lent resourceLent 2012 - Week 6 (Large print/accessibility version) 
(Doc, 145k)

 

 

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