--- title: 40acts date: 2016-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 author: Jacob Hilton canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/40acts" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - 40acts # 40acts #### Your acts of generosity could lead to some great conversations this Lent. [ ![Screenshot of 40acts](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](https://40acts.org.uk/ "Visit 40acts") [ ](# "What is the Engel Scale?") Engel scale rating Aimed at people at the early stage of their faith journey 40 days, 40 reflections, 40 challenges to make a difference. 40acts is a daily challenge: 40 generous prompts delivered throughout Lent. Lent is usually about ​‘giving stuff up’, isn’t it? What if you could add something transformational to the traditional? What if you could give up chocolate and give the money to your favourite charity? What if you could turn the TV off and spend more time helping your neighbour? What if Lent was a preparation for a lifetime of big-heartedness that reflected God’s amazing generosity? Well, that’s where 40acts – the generosity challenge from Christian charity Stewardship — comes in. Different people observe Lent in different ways, though by and large most people do this by giving something up for Lent. Whether you’re intending to give up chocolate, fast food, alcohol, or the Internet, 40acts encourages you to do something generous during Lent, too. As well as their group resources for families, churches, small groups, schools and youth groups, they also have a whole host of prayers for Lent that you can read, as well as a list of Lent prayers for children. Your acts of generosity could lead to some great conversations this Lent. [ Visit resource ](https://40acts.org.uk/) ### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Making the Easter… Easter – what will you give? Christians have a unique opportunity to share our faith. Help others Make… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/making-the-easter-connection) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### 40acts Your acts of generosity could lead to some great conversations this Lent. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/40acts) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### The Easter Story An animated story telling the story of Easter in clear and simple language. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/the-easter-story) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Lent and Easter… Bible Society have produced a host of resources to help you make Jesus known this Easter. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/easter-with-bible-society-2021) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Easter Outreach Material Tracts and booklets that are great for giving away this Easter. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/easter-outreach-material) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### 'The Week that… A series of videos that journey through the Passion Week explaining what happened on each day ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/the-week-that-changed-the-world-video-series) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2F40acts) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=40acts&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2F40acts) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2F40acts&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2F40acts&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2F40acts) Topics [Easter](/great-commission/easter) #### What is the Engel scale? 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