The following reading is part of a larger Easter reading plan. If you would like to download the full, free Easter reading plan, you can do so here. John 14:18-19 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see Me. Because
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Just as He Said | Day XXVIII
The following reading is part of a larger Easter reading plan. If you would like to download the full, free Easter reading plan, you can do so here. John 10:17-18 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it
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Just as He Said | Day XXII
The following reading is part of a larger Easter reading plan. If you would like to download the full, free Easter reading plan, you can do so here. Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on
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Just as He Said | Day XX
The following reading is part of a larger Easter reading plan. If you would like to download the full, free Easter reading plan, you can do so here. Isaiah 59:2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not
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Just as He Said | Day IX
The following reading is part of a larger Easter reading plan. If you would like to download the full, free Easter reading plan, you can do so here. Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed
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Just as He Said | 30 Days of Messianic Prophecy
Day 1: An Invitation There is a trend in women’s Bible studies that I have noticed over the last several years. Many approach God’s Word for what it can offer by way of comfort, inspiration, or consolation. While the Word of God certainly holds forth all of these things, there’s a tinge of self-interest embedded
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Just as He Said | 30 Readings for Easter
Join me for 30 days in the Text as we make our way to Easter Sunday. For 30 days, we will fix our eyes on Jesus as we look closely at the prophecies Jesus fulfilled during Passion Week. Each day we will look at a prophecy concerning the Messiah, and at the way Jesus fulfilled that
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Alive Indeed | A Prayer for Easter
Christ has risen! “Indeed,” we cry routinely enough. Christ has risen indeed. On this cold, pale blue morning we recite our affectionate gratitude for Your plans beyond our expectations for Your life beyond the grave for Your promises beyond our hope. The morning scene is serene enough to sentimentalize us, and for even this we are
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Good Friday: An Invitation to Grieve
We have come to Good Friday. If you are anything like me, Good Friday is often overlooked in the midst of Easter preparations. Good Friday more marks the beginning of Easter weekend than a day dedicated unto itself. I did not grow up noticing Good Friday; my church did not have a Good Friday service,