Tag: lent
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Your Mistake – Leaders Handling Controversy
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT An Answer to Controversy How do leaders under constant scrutiny of the public eye handle controversy? Perhaps a leader or two from our times may come to mind. A typical scenario: A leader makes…
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for it was not the season for figs – prologue
Lost in the glory of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday we find a brief story much overlooked. The story of Jesus cursing a fig tree not only seems much out of character for the Lord, but relatively insignificant. I cannot recall ever hearing it preached simply on its own merits. In…
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Ashes of Ash Wednesday + a Preparation of Repentance
Ash Wednesday We pause momentarily today [AD 2022] from consideration of God’s love to prepare for the season of Christ’s Blood of Sacrifice. Consider your own unrighteousness to receive any grace. Bow down in the dust of your crumbling bones; cover with ashes your sin-consumed flesh. Will the LORD not have mercy on me, a sinner?…
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Prepare Ye the Way
The following is an UPDATE of an early Talk of Jesus post about Roger, his Christian Social Witness & specifically being born again in the Lord Jesus Christ on a Good Friday ~30 years ago. Those of you familiar with my writings and witness over the years know well that I have generally acknowledged the…
