Journeying through Lent with Matthew: Daily MeditationsAugsburg Books - 128 páginas In this Lenten devotional, each reflection focuses on a key point in Matthew and includes a prayer and inspirational verse, as well as questions for individual reflection or small-group discussion. This is the third and final book in our Lectionary-based Lenten meditations. |
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... Words of death are spoken instead of words of life . Perhaps I should soft - pedal this moment like some mortician , and speak of passing on , of eternal rest , of falling asleep into the everlasting arms . But no . The harsh truth ...
... Words of death are spoken instead of words of life . Perhaps I should soft - pedal this moment like some mortician , and speak of passing on , of eternal rest , of falling asleep into the everlasting arms . But no . The harsh truth ...
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... words do not evade eternal truths : " To shall return . " dust you " You are dust . " The church , either ... words with as much gentle- ness as I can muster . We know these words will be spoken at our funerals , so it is hard to say ...
... words do not evade eternal truths : " To shall return . " dust you " You are dust . " The church , either ... words with as much gentle- ness as I can muster . We know these words will be spoken at our funerals , so it is hard to say ...
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... words of truth spoken in love . May the words of this reading and the words of Matthew's Gospel lead me to Jesus : the Word , the Truth , the Way , and the Life . 1 WEEK ONE THURSDAY : BEYOND ETHNIC CLEANSING Read Matthew 5 ASH WEDNESDAY.
... words of truth spoken in love . May the words of this reading and the words of Matthew's Gospel lead me to Jesus : the Word , the Truth , the Way , and the Life . 1 WEEK ONE THURSDAY : BEYOND ETHNIC CLEANSING Read Matthew 5 ASH WEDNESDAY.
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... words he spoke were in the spirit of a prophet — not his own words , but words passed on from the heart of God . Perhaps John also looked at those stones , not as a human would look at them , but as God would : primal dust of the solar ...
... words he spoke were in the spirit of a prophet — not his own words , but words passed on from the heart of God . Perhaps John also looked at those stones , not as a human would look at them , but as God would : primal dust of the solar ...
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... words of love and forgiveness and empowerment . Joseph listened to God's word and was steadfast in his commitment to Mary . God whispered to him in a dream and Joseph's hearing gave God joy . We , too , hear the voice of God who is with ...
... words of love and forgiveness and empowerment . Joseph listened to God's word and was steadfast in his commitment to Mary . God whispered to him in a dream and Joseph's hearing gave God joy . We , too , hear the voice of God who is with ...
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Whatever it Takes | 21 |
WEEK TWO | 25 |
Stop | 68 |
What Rules? | 70 |
An Honest Look | 72 |
Daring to Let Go | 74 |
WEEK FIVE | 77 |
The Greatest | 79 |
When Forgiveness Doesnt Come | 82 |
One Shoe Doesnt Fit All | 84 |
The Whole Truth | 27 |
The Game Played to Perfection | 30 |
Praying the Bible | 32 |
The Tail that Wags the Dog | 35 |
The White Bear | 37 |
Follow the Drinking Gourd | 40 |
WEEK THREE | 43 |
In Remission | 45 |
Letting Go to Follow Jesus | 48 |
Pray for Laborers | 50 |
Finding the Way | 52 |
Blind Sighted | 55 |
True Love | 57 |
WEEK FOUR | 61 |
I Dont Understand | 63 |
A Story for Today | 66 |
The Treasures God Gives | 86 |
Its Your Call | 89 |
Counter Culture | 91 |
WEEK SIX | 95 |
Love Does not Insist | 97 |
Past and Present | 100 |
The Heart of Our Home | 102 |
A Compass a Map and a Paddle | 104 |
The Lonesome Valley | 107 |
Judas Redeemed | 109 |
WEEK SEVEN | 113 |
A Quiet Strength | 115 |
A Sign We Need | 117 |
God with Us | 120 |
Works Cited | 123 |
Términos y frases comunes
Ash Wednesday asked baptism Benedictine Bethsaida Caiaphas child Christ church compassion daily death disciples dust encounter eyes face faith feel follow Jesus forgiveness FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION FRIDAY friends gather gift give given Gospel of Matthew grace hand happen healing hear heard heaven HOLY WEEK hope human imagine important issue Jerusalem Jesus calls Jesus walked Joseph of Arimathea knew let go listen lives lonesome valley look Lord Jesus Matt Matthew's Gospel means mercy mind MONDAY morticians never ourselves parent passion path of love person Pharisees and Sadducees pray prayer presence prophets questions Read Matthew remember response SATURDAY Scripture seemed silenced silent spring someone soul speak spirit spoke story Sunday Take heart teachings telling temptations Thank things thoughts THURSDAY told trust truth TUESDAY voice WAGS THE DOG walk white bear wisdom wonder words of Jesus Zacchaeus
Pasajes populares
Página 28 - You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.
Página 80 - When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
Página 30 - You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Página 8 - You brood of vipers. Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Página 16 - John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?
Página 23 - And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope...
Página 21 - And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.
Página 115 - And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock : and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.