Lent

SCRIPTURE: 16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. 17 For our present …

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SCRIPTURE: O Lord, you have examined my heart     and know everything about me. 2 You know when I sit down or stand up. …

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SCRIPTURE: Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, 2 “Why do your disciples disobey our …

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SCRIPTURE: “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on …

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SCRIPTURES: When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!” 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, …

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SCRIPTURES: At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick. 2 So Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you …

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SCRIPTURES: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. …

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SCRIPTURE: After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him. 2 He got up early every …

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SCRIPTURES: 42 Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees …

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Weekly Focus: Surrender people-pleasing and embrace pleasing God. SCRIPTURES: Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people …

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