Listen to Him (Lent)
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Ash Wednesday—Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
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Acknowledge That God’s Ways Are Perfect
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Take the Long View
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Listen With Your Ears
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First Sunday of Lent—Learn Jesus’ Most Exuberant Prayer
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Do Good
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Beware of Self-Serving Service
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Learn the Prayer—It’s Better than Yours
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Ask Our Father for the Gift of the Holy Spirit
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Give up the Quest for Middle Ground
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Flip Repentance
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Second Sunday of Lent—Pursue Gut-Level Honesty
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Take the Inside-Out Route
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Realize Your Influence
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Be Possessed by Abundance
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Learn to Receive
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Don’t Be Afraid—Be Prepared
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Is Your House on Fire?
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Third Sunday of Lent—Don’t “Behave.” Become!
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Let Your Life Teach
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Believe Big in the Power of Small
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Surrender to God—Don’t Resign to Circumstance
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Be a Shield, Not a Sword
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Seek Relationship with People in Need
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Conjunction Junction: AND or OR?
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Fourth Sunday of Lent—Don’t Settle to Be a Servant
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Take a Course in Higher Math
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Stop and Help the Homeless Guy
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Listen to the Coach
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Act as If
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It’s Always Now or Never
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Measure Down
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Fifth Sunday of Lent—Let People Go Away Sad
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We’ve Never Been Here Before
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Answer His Question
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Be Careful How You Read
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Become a Holy Risk-Taker
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Get Ready for the Great Reversal
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Invite Jesus to Church and Prepare Yourself
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Sixth Sunday of Lent—Start Caring More
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My Two Cents’ Worth?
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Above All, Treasure the Words of Jesus
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Welcome to a Place Called Vertigo
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Maundy Thursday
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Good Friday
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Holy Saturday
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Easter Sunday
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In solemn remembrance of the events of Holy Week, I have elected to forgo any of my comments so that full attention can be given to the Word of God. Please read slowly, deliberately, reverently, and aloud.
Luke 23:50–56 The Message
There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High Council, a man of good heart and good character. He had not gone along with the plans and actions of the council. His hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea. He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Taking him down, he wrapped him in a linen shroud and placed him in a tomb chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used. It was the day before Sabbath, the Sabbath just about to begin.
The women who had been companions of Jesus from Galilee followed along. They saw the tomb where Jesus’ body was placed. Then they went back to prepare burial spices and perfumes. They rested quietly on the Sabbath, as commanded.
The Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a son/daughter.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a saint.
The Question
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?