{"product_id":"the-work-of-imagination-commentary-preaching-guide","title":"The Work of Imagination Commentary \u0026 Preaching Guide","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"box-red\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSAMPLE\u003c\/strong\u003e: To preview \u003cem\u003eThe Work of Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e, download a free sample of our resources here.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Work of Imagination Commentary \u0026amp; Preaching Guide\u003c\/em\u003e is a Lent–Easter resource offering scripture commentary, weekly sermon scaffolds, and practical tools to support preachers and worship planners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eTheme Overview\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLent calls us to speak truthfully in a season shaped by grief, resistance, and hope. \u003cem\u003eThe Work of Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e invites communities to linger with difficult texts, confront systems that harm, and trust that God is at work even in places of struggle and surrender. Rooted in prophetic imagination, this Lent–Easter series frames preaching as an act of courage—naming injustice while pointing toward mercy, transformation, and life beyond despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagination is not escape—it’s spiritual resistance. This Commentary \u0026amp; Preaching Guide opens the scriptures with honesty and hope, offering preachers tools to engage the biblical text deeply and to proclaim sermons that invite communities into embodied love, faithful action, and courageous hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWeekly Themes:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsh Wednesday: Sacred Turning\u003c\/strong\u003e (Part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount)\u003cbr\u003eMatthew 6:1–6, 16–21 and Joel 2:12–14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek One: Rooted Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jesus In the Wildness)\u003cbr\u003eMatthew 4:1–11 and Jeremiah 29:1–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek Two: Disruptive Blessings\u003c\/strong\u003e (Sermon on the Plain)\u003cbr\u003eLuke 6:17–36 and James 1:19–27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek Three: Holy Confrontation\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jesus and the Canaanite Woman)\u003cbr\u003eMatthew 15:21–28 and Numbers 27:1–11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek Four: Accountable Leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jesus the Good Shepherd)\u003cbr\u003eJohn 10:1–18 and Ezekiel 34:1–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek Five: True Allegiance\u003c\/strong\u003e (Paying Imperial Tax to Caesar)\u003cbr\u003eMark 12:13–17 and Titus 3:1–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalm Sunday: Sacred Protest\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jesus' Triumphal Entry)\u003cbr\u003eMatthew 21:1–17 and Galatians 6:(1–6), 7–16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaundy Thursday: Risky Mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e (Passover and the Garden)\u003cbr\u003eLuke 22:7–46 and Isaiah 55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood Friday: Empire's Shadow\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jesus' Final Day)\u003cbr\u003eMark 14:32–72, 15:1–47 and Psalm 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEaster: Fulfilling Imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e (Mary's Announcement of the Resurrection)\u003cbr\u003eJohn 20:1–18 and Philippians 2:12–18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated for pastors, worship leaders, and teachers, this resource helps ground your community in the season’s prophetic imagination. In addition to original commentaries, the preaching guide also includes many tools which will be helpful in planning your Lent–Easter preaching. 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