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Sadness without Joy
“As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.” 2 Corinthians 7:9 April 13, 2023 There is sadness with joy and there is sadness without joy. Perhaps there is some generalized sadness in…
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Joyful Sadness
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds.” James 1:2 April 12, 2023 An oxymoron (not an ox that is stupid) “is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word in a phrase that is a self-contradiction.” It would be like saying a wise fool…
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Sowing and Reaping
“Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” Proverbs 10:6-7 April 11, 2023 Wisdom tells us that we reap what we sow. It’s Spring. Weeds and grass are making their appearance.…
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Shrinking God
“As soon as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.” 1 Samuel 4:5 April 10, 2023 Is your God big enough? God is always good and always great. He cannot be manipulated to be a genie in a bottle…
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He is Risen
“And he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.’” Mark 16:6 April 9, 2023 Sunday is here and the Servant-King has risen. The angel who had rolled away the stone made the startling…
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They Scourged Him – Good Friday, Part 2
“And they began to salute him, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him.” Mark 15:18-19 April 7, 2023, Part 2 It’s Friday. Sunday is Coming. The Lord Jesus Christ suffering abuse from multiple evil sources. Satan, demons,…
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The Crucified King – Good Friday, Part 1
“’Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.’ Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.” Mark 15:32 April 7, 2023, Part 1 It’s Friday. Sunday’s coming. The Christian emblem is not a manger, a boat, a throne, an apron, a dove, or…
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The Dark Night of Jesus’ Soul
“And he said, ‘Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’” Mark 14:36 April 6, 2023 It’s Thursday and Sunday’s coming. On Thursday evening Jesus left the upper room and walked the short distance to the Garden of Gethsemane. It was…
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Love Lavished on Jesus
“And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Mark 14:9 April 5, 2023 It’s Wednesday, Sunday is coming. Special attention is given to Mary of Bethany’s sacrificial gift to Jesus. This Mary was the sister of Lazarus…