Chrissie's Lent Blanket Week 6

WEEK 6

Lent Day 29: The Lamb

 Monday 14^th  March, 2016

John 1:29-34 (ESV)

Colour white representing Jesus the Lamb that God provided to take away all sins.

Lent Day 30: The Fast

Tuesday 15^th March, 2016

Matthew 4:1-11 (ESV)

Colour light brown representing the stones that Jesus was tempted to turn into bread.

Lent Day 31: The Leper

Wednesday 16^th March, 2016

Mark 1:40-45 (ESV)

Colour off-white to represent the skin lesions caused by leprosy.

Lent Day 32: The Adulteress

Thursday 17^th March, 2016

John 8:1-11 (ESV)

Colour pink representing the joy of forgiveness.

Lent Day 33: The Call

Friday 18^th March, 2016

Luke 9:18-27 (ESV)

Colour black representing the words of Jesus to “Take up your cross and follow Me" Jesus was giving us a word picture of the concept of "death to self". The cross was an instrument of death. What Jesus is referring to is commitment to Him, even unto death—obedience to the extreme measure and willingness to die in pursuit of obedience.

Lent Day 34: The Prediction

Saturday 19^th March, 2016

John 12:20-33 (ESV)

Colour red representing the suffering Jesus knew he would face but He chooses the cross.  He went open-eyed into his suffering so he could be "lifted up from the earth," able to "draw all people to himself" and be present to us all.

Sunday 20^th  March 2016

Sunday representing the sun. Yellow is the brightest colour of all colours. It is bright to engage and draw us to it.

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Lent Day 23: The Spirit

Monday 7^th March, 2016

Isaiah 61:1-3 (ESV)

 This is a hope-giving passage about Spirit-led transformation. Colour green symbolizing the breaking of shackles, freedom from bondage. It represents bountifulness, hope and the victory of life over death.

Lent Day 24: The Branch

Tuesday 8^th March, 2016

Jeremiah 33:14-18 (ESV).

Jesus is the righteous Branch who offers us his righteousness so that we never fear being rejected by God. Jesus  had divine Righteousness, came down from Heaven as symbolized by the colour blue.

Lent Day 25: The Good Shepherd

Wednesday 9^th March, 2016

Ezekiel 34:23-31 (ESV)

Colour brown representing the shepherd’s staff.  The staff is used to bring the lamb into an intimate relationship with its ewe.  The staff is used to reach out and grab a lamb for close inspection. The staff is used in guiding the sheep as they are moving along, because sheep tend to wander off. They always think the pasture is greener somewhere else, and they start to wander away. The whole flock will be going one way, but there will be one that heads in her own direction. 

Lent Day 26: The Treasure of the Nations

Thursday 10^th March, 2016

Haggai 2:6-9 (ESV)

‘Colours silver & gold representing treasures. Not only will the treasures of the nations be brought to the house of God in tribute, but there will also be One, the true treasure, who fills the house and is to be prized above all the wealth of the world.

Lent Day 27: The Coming King

Friday 11^th March, 2016

Zechariah 9:9-10 (ESV)

Colour green representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. When a beloved king entered his own city he would ride in on a donkey as the benevolent king.

Lent Day 28: The Mourning

Saturday 12^th March, 2016

Zechariah 12:10-14 (ESV)

Colour dark grey representing a time of great mourning.

Sunday 13^th  March 2016

Sunday representing the sun. Yellow is the brightest colour of all colours. It is bright to engage and draw us to it.

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Lent Day 17: The Name

Monday 29^th  February, 2016

Psalm 72: 12-19 (ESV)

Colour light purple representing a King – royalty. Prayers for the endurance of the king’s name were based on that expectant hope, that the king would fulfill his commitment to the weak, so prayers for him meant safety and happiness for all.

Lent Day 18: The Chosen Servant

Tuesday 1^st  March, 2016

Isaiah 42: 1-9 (ESV)

Colour is variegated yarn with purple, white & gold representing Jesus Christ “the Chosen One.

Lent Day 19: The Servant Israel

Wednesday 2^nd March, 2016

Isaiah 49:1-6 (ESV)

Colour is blue….representing the blue star of David on the Israeli flag.

Lent Day 20: The Sinless Servant

Thursday 3^rd   March, 2016

Isaiah 50:4-9 (ESV)

Colour white representing the purity of Jesus Christ the sinless servant.

Lent Day 21: The Suffering Servant

Friday 4^th   March, 2016

Isaiah 53:1-6 (ESV)

Colour red representing sin and suffering and also symbolizes the Blood of Christ, which was the payment for sin.

Lent Day 22: The Waters

Saturday 5^th    March, 2016

Isaiah 55:1-7 (ESV)

Colour variegated blue representing water.

Sunday 6^th March 2016

Sunday representing the sun. Yellow is the brightest colour of all colours. It is bright to engage and draw us to it.

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Lent Day 11: The Son

Monday 22^nd  February, 2016

Psalm 2 (ESV)

Colours representing the Son (Jesus) White representing  Purity, Holiness, & Glory.

Also Gold representing the Eternal Deity, the Godhead, glory, purification, majesty, & righteousness.

Lent Day 12: The Stone

Tuesday 23^rd February, 2016

Psalm 118:22-24 (ESV)

Colour grey/brown  representing “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”

Lent Day 13: The Scorn

Wednesday 24^th February, 2016

Psalm 69:1-12 (ESV)

Colour purple representing the purple robe that was put on Jesus when the roman soldiers mocked and scorned Him Mark 15:17

Lent Day 14: The Appeal

Thursday 25^th February, 2016

Psalm 109:21-31 (ESV)

Colour white representing Jesus came to cover our acts of injustice.  Isaiah 1:18

Lent Day 15: The Forsaken

Friday 26th February, 2016

Psalm 22:1-11, 29-31 (ESV)

Colour black representing the darkness when Jesus cried out “My God My God why have you forsaken me” Matthew 29:46 (NIV)

Lent Day 16: The Champion

Saturday 27^th February, 2016

Psalm 68: 7-18 (ESV)

Colour gold representing the gold cup presented to a champion & representing Jesus the ultimate Champion.

Sunday 28^th February 2016

Sunday representing the sun. Yellow is the brightest colour of all colours. It is bright to engage and draw us to it.

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