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Friday, January 15

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Psalm 17 Meditation: John – This is Jesus’ first open miracle. He mentions that his time has not yet come. It’s also mentioned that after this first revelation of his glory, his disciples believed in him. If the disciples didn’t believe in Jesus before seeing the clear water turn into drinkable wine, why were they …

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Thursday, November 19

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Psalm: 107 Meditation Matthew: The question: “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” springs up with alarming frequency. The sad aspect here is that for some reason the disciples cannot seem to remember what Jesus says from one minute to the next. Jesus keeps iterating to the dolts that humility is the shortest …

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Monday, November 9

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Psalm: 77 Meditation Matthew: Notice what is at issue here: man’s word (tradition) vs. God’s word. In an effort to safeguard against ever offending against God’s word, the teachers (some as far back as 800 years before Crist) put practices in place which would later become “traditions” – i.e., man’s word. Jesus has to explain …

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Tuesday, October 13

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Psalm: 10 Meditation Matthew: Jesus is describing what life will be like as a believer. He has told several prospective disciples that life will be hard perhaps to test their resolve, more likely to frighten the feint of heart. The same here. What Jesus says here hardly qualifies either as a pep talk nor a …

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Going Deeper: October 4

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Read Mark 10:46-52 together.  If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcz7MtZT2yk Here are some things that all of us need help with: 1) To pay attention to those around us, especially when we are busy or in a hurry 2) To truly listen to those in front of us …

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Sunday, September 27

On September 18, 2020September 22, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading Guides5 Comments

Psalm: 67 Meditation Luke: This is Luke’s rendering of the call of the first disciples by Jesus. Jesus commandeers a boat from Peter and then Jesus preaches to the crowd that had gathered. Later He sends Peter out to fish (under mild protest) who then makes a great catch of fish. Peter and his partners …

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Monday, August 24

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Psalm: 1, 2, 3 Meditation Mark: This passage is Jesus’ explanation to the disciples’ question back in verses 13:34- “…when will these things happen?” This is somewhat bone-chilling of how the world (society/civilization) will look at the time of Jesus’ return. While I am at a loss to explain this passage in relation to Daniel …

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Tuesday, August 18

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Psalm: 121, 122, 123 Meditation Acts: This is an intriguing event in that it shows how desperate people can get because of fear. These “Christians” are upsetting the Jewish status quo and the Jews fear a challenge to their deeply held traditions. Jesus faced the same issue: His disciples were caught eating something without first …

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Thursday, July 9

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Psalm: 68 Meditation Luke: This is Luke’s rendition of what happened the evening of Jesus’ resurrection. I don’t know what Jesus did all day; (after his chat with Mary Magdalene) but He’s off to Emmaus and dazzles a couple of disciples shortly thereafter. He appears to the disciples locked doors notwithstanding and startled them all. …

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Friday, April 17

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Psalm: 136 Meditation John: The scene is the Last Supper. Jesus is telling His disciples that He is “going away” – as it turns out, the very next day and then permanently 40 days after that. This news casts a pall over the disciples because they will feel “rudderless” (fishermen – remember?) without Jesus. He …

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