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Ian

Holy Tuesday

Psalm 89:19–37, Isaiah 52:13–53:3, John 12:20-43 Imagine all the rumors you were hearing about Jesus, who had dared to ride into Jerusalem as a king. There were Greeks that were ever looking for Jesus. For some that just proved Jesus was not really the Messiah…

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Ian

Fifth Tuesday of Lent

Genesis 22:15–18, Isaiah 48:17–49:4 Promises. Promises. God is faithful and true and fulfills his Word. If someone who does not trust God nor believe that God fulfills his Word were to compare the passage in Genesis to Isaiah 48:17–19, would they come to the same…

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Ian

Fifth Monday of Lent

Proverbs 19:16-25, Jeremiah 24:1-10 Wisdom is all around us. It’s on our phones. Just ask Google. True wisdom starts with God. That is the premise of Proverbs. How is such wisdom gained? There are a number of ways. The best (and easiest) is to learn…

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Ian

Fourth Tuesday of Lent

Genesis 12:1-7, Ruth 2:13–19, Job 31:24–32 For many of us (if not most), the call of Abram (who would become Abraham) doesn’t seem that significant from a strictly human perspective. Yes, any of us would find being called by God significant, but the calling away…

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Ian

Fourth Saturday of Lent

Psalm 104:1–15, John 6:53–58, 1 Corinthians 11:17–11:27 From the Christian perspective, God breathed life into us. We’re not just talking about the lungs, but the spiritual life, too. God is the great sustainer. While there are those whose perspective of God is the Clockwork God…

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