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Lent is not just “giving up”
Don’t let Lent just be about giving up social media, or chocolate, or meat. Allow it to be a focus on what Christ wants to do IN you. I would suggest NOT fasting media, but paying more attention to what is going on beyond our own needs. To pray for the “hot spots” like Ukraine, the overlooked like Venezuela and…
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Lenten Resources
Two places to bookmark for Bible reading and devotional resources: Daily Readings Daily devotionals sent to your inbox.
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The place of Lent
We will actually have an Ash Wednesday worship at our Pentecostal church tonight and open up this season of Lent. There are those who don’t understand this season and say, “I live in the resurrection, not death.” I, too, live in resurrection power. But if every day was Easter… then no day is Easter. My theme for Lent this year…
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Coming To a Tomb Near You
John 11 is the story of the resurrection of Lazarus. Jesus delayed his coming so that Lazarus would be dead and in the grave. It was long enough for everyone to know Lazarus was dead. His delay made it a well known fact. He knew opening the tomb would cause a stink to rise. Lazarus was dead. But Jesus came to…
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The Place of Freedom
31 Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teaching. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32, CEB) “Truth” is not an acknowledgement of something. We will find freedom when we are faithful to follow Christ. Truth is found in following, not racking up…
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The Need to be WITH God
3 Restore us, God! Make your face shine so that we can be saved! (Ps. 80:3, CEB) We need the face of God to shine on us once again. We need HIS will in our lives once again. Lent is a time for evaluation. It is a period of examination. We come up short so often. We find failure in our…
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Please Try Another Religion
Following Christ is not the cream puff, cotton candy, all sugar stuff we’ve seen promoted in our current culture. It is not about just “hangin’” with the “crew” (or whatever slang is being used in this 24 hour period). Following Christ is not a hangout. He is LIFE. He does not lie to you about that. Maybe some other “Christian”…
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Sexual Sin
The particular reading guide I am using for Lent breaks down a reading of the early chapters of Romans. I really don’t like breaking down the first three chapters into “bite size” pieces because it really leads to bad small group discussions. If we stick with Romans 1, the inevitable discussion turns to sexual sin. And that chapter gets camped…
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Broken Cisterns
“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. (Jer. 2:13, NIV) We exchange the glory of God for our own glory. We insert our own efforts and abilities in where the grace of God and the power of the Spirit should…
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You BETTER Listen!
9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!” (Mark 4:9, NET Bible) That has a little more command to it than other translations. Wake up. Pay attention! We are a church asleep these days. We’ve become bored with our Christianity. It’s time to quit sleep walking and realize that following Christ is NOTHING close to boring. We…
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