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March 1 – 7, 2020: John 13:33-35
REFRESH: Pray for a better understanding of what it means to love like Jesus. READ: John 13, especially verses 33-35.REFLECT: When leaving our daughter at Great Lakes Academy for her freshman year, I cried a good share of the way home. My mind kept going over the words we had said in the previous days.…
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February 23 – 29, 2020: John 12:36-50
Refresh: Pray for a clearer vision of who Jesus is. Read: John 12:36-50 Reflect: George Welles described an incident in the battle of the Java Sea. “ A destroyer had been torpedoed, and 116 men were struggling for their lives in the oil burdened waters, swimming about and clinging to rafts.Their cries for help were…
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February 16-22, 2020: John 12:1-35
Pure, sanctified love, expressed by Christ’s lifework, is as sacred perfume. Like an opened bottle of perfume, it fills the whole house with fragrance. Eloquence, and extended knowledge of the truth, outward devotion, rare talents, if mingled with sacred, humble love, will become as fragrant as the opened box of ointment. But gifts alone, ability…
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February 9-15, 2020: John 11:1-45
Jesus: The Resurrection and The Life Reflect: David H. Stern, Messianic Jew and author of Jewish New Testament Commentary, shares on pp. 189-190 that although this is not the first time someone was resurrected from the dead (See I Kings 17:17-24, II Kings 4:17-37, Luke 8:41-42 & 49-56, and Luke 7:11-17), this is the first and…
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February 2-8, 2020: John 10:1-17
My grandfather’s ancestors hailed from Scotland. Long before 23andMe, my uncle traced our family roots to the wild and beautiful Isle of Skye. He even traveled to the island seeking relatives. To his great joy the search ended in an island village where he met a few village members with whom he shared Scottish ancestors.…
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January 26-February 1, 2020: John 9
In June of 2018 the Wild Boar soccer team in Thailand became trapped by rising rain water deep in Tham Luang cave. Across the globe people were transfixed by the struggle to find and then bring the team to safety. In his book, “Rising Water”, Marc Aronson describes the moment divers realized they had found…
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January 19-25, 2020: John 8
If you study the ministry of Jesus you discover that His treatment of women was quite revolutionary for His time. The story of the woman caught in adultery is of special interest because it shows His care for a woman whose life is considered worthless and how He treats all those who suffer shame and…
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January 12-18, 2020: John 6 & 7
Some thoughts regarding John Chapter 6: “So when you are surrounded by souls in need, know that Christ is there. Commune with Him. Bring your barley loaves to Jesus.” – Desire of Ages, p. 431 How wonderful are verses 67-69, especially Peter’s reply to Jesus, “Lord to whom would we go? You have the words of…
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December 29, 2019 – January 4, 2020: John 2 & 3
I can distinctly remember the year my parents planned a trip to Pasadena so that I could experience the Rose Bowl Parade. Weeks ahead they told me about the technicalities of creating beauty with fresh flowers. They spoke of the fun and excitement of past years when they had attended as a young couple. It…
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