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The Lord's Supper
Lent 2022

The Lord’s Supper

Read Matthew 26:26-35 Jesus began the Passover meal by telling His disciples He had longed to eat it with them. The Passover follows the ancient Seder (or order). On this...

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April 14, 2022
A Piece of Peace
Lent 2022

A Piece of Peace

Read John 16:17-33 Shalom. I am a cancer-fighting mother and grandmother and my latest daily agenda of events had me on a search for peace. There was the corona virus...

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April 13, 2022
Betrayal
Lent 2022

Betrayal

Read Matthew 26:17-25  This passage, along with parallel passages in the other gospels, gives us a pretty good understanding of what is happening. The twelve original disciples were together celebrating...

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April 12, 2022
Jesus Calling
Lent 2022

Jesus Calling

Read Matthew 26:6-13 As I reflect on today’s passage, I see Jesus, the woman, and the disciples. Jesus knows that His time to die is near. His sole purpose for...

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April 11, 2022
And So, It Begins
Lent 2022

And So, It Begins

Read Matthew 26:1-5; 14-16   “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified” (Matthew 26:2) I remember it...

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April 10, 2022
Week 5 Reflection
Lent 2022

Week 5 Reflection

Use this page either by yourself, with one or two other people or with your small group to reflect on how this week’s readings have impacted you.    Reflect on...

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April 09, 2022
Jesus' Lament
Lent 2022

Jesus’ Lament

Read Matthew 23:37-38 You can just hear the sadness and longing in Jesus’ words: lamenting over the city, the people. This whole chapter, He has been laying into them HARD...

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April 08, 2022
Straight to the Heart
Lent 2022

Straight to the Heart

Read Matthew 23:29-36 In this final, “woe to you” statement Jesus makes to the teachers of the law and Pharisees, He emphasizes the obvious hypocrisy found in their pronouncements and...

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April 07, 2022
Align My Heart
Lent 2022

Align My Heart

Read Matthew 23:23-28 How easy it is for me to skim this passage and make the assumption this couldn’t possibly apply to me! There are no passages I can think...

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April 06, 2022
Blind Guides
Lent 2022

Blind Guides

Read Matthew 23:16-22 We’ve heard the spiritual heed many times before: “Be careful not to become like the Pharisees!” These were the early teachers of the Law whose decisions and...

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April 05, 2022