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, continuing our partnership with BBC Radio, we are invited to think of this journey as leading towards the true freedom of living in love towards God and others, and what this freedom means for ourselves, our churches, our local communities and our world today.
We shall be taking 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.
We shall not be studying Bonhoeffer as such but simply taking some cues from him, and each week asking ourselves what 'freedom' means for us in our context today. Bible studies will be an important part of the material.
Each week begins with Sunday Worship 
on BBC Radio 4 (0810-0850), complemented by additional programmes on the Daily Service (0945-1000 BBC R4 LW), and Sunday morning BBC local radio programmes carry special items based on the themes of the course.
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Each week starts with Sunday Worship at 0810 on BBC Radio 4. More >>BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
There are readings and prayers from The Daily Service at 0945 on BBC Radio 4 (198 Long Wave). More >>BBC Local Radio
There are 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 - Introduction (PDF, 1MB)
Cyflwyniad Cwrs Grawys 2012 - Lent Course Introduction 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 75k)
(Please note these are large files - see download guide)
Lent 2012 - Introduction (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 120k)
Week 1. What is freedom?
Lent 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 2012 - Week 1 (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 130k)
Week 2. Discipline
Lent 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 2012 - Week 2 (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 130k)
Week 3. Action
Lent 2012 - Week 3 (PDF, 1.3MB)
Cwrs Garawys Wythnos 3 - Lent Course 3 2012 (Welsh) (PDF, 130k)
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Lent 2012 - Week 3 (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 160k)
Week 4. (Mothering Sunday)
Lent 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 2012 - Week 4 (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 140k)
Week 5. (Passion Sunday) Suffering
Lent 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 2012 - Week 5 (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 135k)
Week 6. (Palm Sunday) Death
Lent 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 2012 - Week 6 (Large print/accessibility version)
(Doc, 145k)
