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May 31 – June 6, 2020: Matthew 20:29-34
JESUS-The Son of David Refresh: Begin with prayer. Ask for the Holy Spirit to open your heart to new understanding and for God’s character to be revealed. Read: Matthew 20:29-34 and note 1-3 insights or questions Reflect: Go there with me…to that scene along the road exiting Jericho…two blind men (one of them named Bartimaeus as…
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May 17-23, 2020: Matthew 9:27-31
Refresh: Begin with prayer. Ask for the Holy Spirit to open your heart to new understanding and for God’s character to be revealed. Read: Matthew 9:27-31 Reflect: When I first became a stepmom, many times my cooking abilities were questioned. Likes and dislikes started out as what something did or did not look like, or…
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May 10-16, 2020: Mark 2:1-12
Refresh: Begin with prayer. Ask for the Holy Spirit to open your heart to new understanding and for God’s character to be revealed. Read: Mark 2: 1-12 Reflect: When is enough, enough? How far is too far when serving others? In the book, Ministry of Healing, we are told that the disease that this man…
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May 3 – 9, 2020: Luke 5:27-32
JESUS-The Bridge Builder Refresh: Begin with prayer. Ask for the Holy Spirit to open your heart to new understanding and for God’s character to be revealed. Read: Luke 5:27-32 and note 1-3 insights or questions Reflect: Our passage for this week exists in some amazing context. Jesus just finished demonstrating to many people (Pharisees included) His authority and…
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April 26 – May 2, 2020: Luke 8:22-25
Refresh: What storms are raging in your life right now? How can you find greater peace in the middle of your storm? Read: Luke 8:22-25 Have you been sent information on the coronavirus from your friends, family, employer, utility companies, creditors, anyone you do business with, and even your church? Seems like we are constantly…
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April 19 – 25, 2020: Mark 7:24-30
Refresh: Pray to be used by God to heal divisions and break down barriers. Read: Mark 7:24-30 Reflect: Newscasts, newspapers, and online sources all tell the same story. Our world is full of division, disagreements, and barriers to unity and brotherhood. Our story this week is one of a God who heals divisions and breaks down…
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April 12 – 18, 2020: Luke 8:41-56
Refresh: Pray for a faith that takes away your fears. Read: Luke 8:41-56 Reflect: Since the pandemic reached our shores the news has reported many stories of fear, worry, illness, and sorrow. But we do not need a pandemic to feel these emotions; they are part of the human experience. Luke 8 describes a woman…
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April 5 – April 11, 2020: John 11:1-47
Refresh: Pray to understand the depth of God’s compassionate love. Ask for hope in an uncertain world. Read: John 11:1-47 Reflect: When I was a child my parents would sometimes start a contest to see how many favorite bible verses we could repeat. John 11:35 was almost always the first mentioned because if it’s brevity.…
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March 29 – April 4, 2020: Mark 7:31-37
Refresh: Pray that we can be the witness Jesus wants us to be. Read: Mark 7:31-37 Have you ever been so excited about something that you just couldn’t wait to tell someone? That is exactly what happens in this week’s story, not only once, but twice! We see here in this story, that Jesus has…
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March 22 – 28, 2020: Luke 14:1-6
Refresh: Pray that the Lord will give you more insight into the keeping of the Sabbath day. In my growing relationship with Jesus, I have come to understand that showing love to our family, friends, neighbors, even strangers, is more important that the keeping of any rules, regulations, or doctrine. Regardless of how…
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March 15 – 21, 2020: Matthew 8:1-4
Refresh: Pray for God’s healing touch in our world and in your life. Reflect: Just four short verses but a full display of God’s healing power and His compassion for humanity. Michael Green notes in his commentary on the book of Matthew, “Chapter 8 opens with three miraculous healings of Jesus. The authority of God is…
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March 8 – 14, 2020: John 21: 4-11
Reflect: These few verses describe Jesus being involved in everyday life, yet as you may have noticed there is always spiritual insights to be gained when interacting with Jesus. We can relate to the disciples frustration of working hard with nothing to show for it. They have exhausted their efforts and are giving up. Jesus…
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