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Called to the Wilderness

Matthew 4:1-11 (New Revised Standard Version) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday & Holy Week

Ephesians 4:1-6 (New Revised Standard Version) I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another … Continue reading

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Who… me?

Exodus 4:10-13 (English Standard Version) Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Then the … Continue reading

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Listening for God

Exodus 3:2-4 (New International Reader’s Version) There the angel of the Lord appeared to him from inside a burning bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire. But it didn’t burn up. So Moses thought, “I’ll go over and see … Continue reading

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Go Where? Do What?

Jonah 3:3 (New Living Translation) This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. After his initial refusal (and the terrible consequences that followed), Jonah … Continue reading

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