Introduction

Ash Wednesday: self-denial

Thursday: three scriptures in a cup - Matthew 26:17–30

Friday: three temptations on the cross - Luke 23:32–43

Saturday: three completions in one word - John 19:28–30

Week 1: Evil Defeated

Sunday: the conquest of evil in six acts

Monday: evil invades – God promises - Genesis 3:1–15

Tuesday: ‘The Lord is a warrior’ - Exodus 15:1–18

Wednesday: the finger of God - Luke 11:14–22

Thursday: God’s cosmic triumph - Colossians 2:6–15

Friday: there’s a war on - Ephesians 6:10–17

Saturday: hallelujah! - Revelation 18:1–3; 18:20 – 19:9

Week 2: Death Destroyed

Sunday: freed from the fear of death

Monday: death mocks life - Ecclesiastes 3:9–22; 9:1–10

Tuesday: death invades life - Psalm 88

Wednesday: death will be swallowed up - Isaiah 25:1–9

Thursday: Jesus invades death’s kingdom - John 11:1–44

Friday: death’s power broken - Hebrews 2:9–18

Saturday: death’s reign ended - Romans 5:12–21

Week 3: Sinners Forgiven

Sunday: forgiveness full and free

Monday: ‘What a great sin’ - Exodus 32:1–14

Tuesday: ‘Forgive our wickedness and our sin’ - Exodus 32:30 – 33:6; 33:12 – 34:9

Wednesday: ‘Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven’ - Psalm 103

Thursday: ‘Your sins have been forgiven’ - Luke 7:29–50

Friday: ‘He bore our sins’ - 1 Peter 2:19–25

Saturday: ‘He is faithful and just’ - 1 John 1:5 – 2:2

Week 4: Enemies Reconciled

Sunday: blessed are the peacemakers

Monday: brothers reconciled - Genesis 50:15–21

Tuesday: nations reconciled - Isaiah 19:18–25

Wednesday: a son reconciled - Luke 15:11–32

Thursday: Jews and Gentiles reconciled - Ephesians 2:11–22

Friday: accept one another - Romans 14:13 – 15:13

Saturday: love one another - 1 John 3:11–23; 4:7–21

Week 5: History Governed

Sunday: the ruler of creation and history

Monday: God’s world-governing word - Psalm 33

Tuesday: the throne of God and the Son of Man - Daniel 7:1–27

Wednesday: ‘To fulfil what the Lord said through the prophets’ - Matthew 1:18 – 2:18

Thursday: ‘By God’s deliberate plan’ - Acts 2:14–41

Friday: ‘All authority in heaven and on earth’ - Luke 24:44–53; Matthew 28:16–20

Saturday: the slain Lamb is on the throne - Revelation 5:1 – 6:8

Holy Week: Creation Restored

Palm Sunday: rejoicing and weeping over Jerusalem

Monday: curse and covenant - Genesis 5:28–29; 9:7–17

Tuesday: let the earth be glad - Psalm 96:10–13; Isaiah 65:17–25

Wednesday: creation reconciled - Colossians 1:15–20

Maundy Thursday: the new wine of the kingdom - Luke 22:7–20

Good Friday: the new and greater exodus - Romans 8:18–39

Holy Saturday: the new heaven and new earth - Revelation 21:1–5; 21:22 – 22:5

Easter Day

Like his glorious body - Revelation 1:9–18

References

Christopher Wright is International Ministries Director of the Langham Partnership International. Previously he taught at Union Biblical Seminary in India, and acted as Academic Dean and then Principal of All Nations Christian College, UK. He travels widely, is married to Liz (also from Northern Ireland), and they live in London.

His 30+ years of friendship with John Stott he describes as 'a delightful privilege for which I am immensely grateful to God'. He worked with several of the organizations that Stott founded, and was invited by him in 2001 to take over the leadership of the LPI (known in the US as John Stott Ministries).