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JESUS PREDICTS PETER'S DENIAL
Read: Luke 22:24-34; Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31
Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: 'I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be scattered .'......Read More
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LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED
Read John 14:1–31
" Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1 NKJV
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The disciples still did not quite......Read More
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Read John 15:1–17
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing ." John 15:5 NKJV
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These final words of Jesus to His beloved......Read More
I have been thinking today about how God leads us in a direction and we think we have a pretty good idea of where we are going - then we come to a series of stop signs, signposts, various people, and ideas along the way. This has certainly been the way it has gone for me over this past year.......Read More
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Read John 16:5–33
" It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you ." John 16:7 NKJV
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The......Read More
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
I have to interrupt this journal to announce that David and Elizabeth are expecting our 14th grandchild - a boy! That makes 13 boys and one girl! What a lively bunch we have - did I ever worry about empty nest? :) ...Read More
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JESUS PRAYS FOR US
Read: John 17:1–26
I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began . John 17:4-5 NIV
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Now Jesus......Read More
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TAKE A SWORD
Read: Luke 22: 35–53
He said to them, " But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one . Luke 22:36 NIV
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It has been obvious up......Read More