52 — Olivet
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Jesus came to make peace between heaven and earth and is worthy of your praise and worship.
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The Great Sacrifice
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The Lord offers a sacrifice for our salvation and we are transformed into those who offer ourselves in worship and life back to Him.
Read More16 — Gentle and Lowly (I Kings 12:1-20 / Matthew 11:28-30)
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The resurrection shows us that Jesus did everything necessary to free his people from slavery and give them eternal rest in his kingdom.
Read More08 — The Genealogy of Israel’s Savior
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The Lord demonstrates his saving power by showing the weakness of his servants.
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50 — Zaccheus
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Jesus knows your shame and feelings of unworthiness and seeks you out any way.
Read More07 — Knowing God
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God shows himself to be faithful and gracious by saving an unfaithful people.
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47 - The Real You
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It’s when you admit that you have no claim on God that he gladly makes his claim on you.
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46 - Persistent Widows
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Confidence in God’s goodness shows itself in patient and persistent prayer.
Read More45 - Preparing for the End of the World
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Preparing for the end of the world means neither trying to escape nor ignoring its coming, but living every day in light of it certainty.
Read MoreLives of Sacrifice
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God calls you to respond to the world’s hostility by remembering you who are and imitating Jesus in living lives of sacrifice and love.
Read More44 - The King, the Cross, and the Kingdom
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The Kingdom of God belongs to all who trust in Jesus and is visible only to the eyes of faith.
Read More43 - Transplanting Sycamores
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Your only hope in your battle against sin is to humbly acknowledge that you can’t do it and to completely surrender to Jesus, who alone is able to deliver you.
Read More05 - The Jealousy of the Lord
/Exodus 4:18-31
The jealousy of the Lord demands blood, but through sacrifice comes redemption.
God’s Jealousy Demands Blood (vv. 18-26)
The Firstborn of God
The Firstborn of Moses
Through Sacrifice Comes Redemption (vv. 21-26)
Sacrifice of Pharaoh’s Firstborn
Sacrifice of Moses’ Firstborn
Sacrifice of God’s Firstborn
Discussion Starters
Monday—Do you think of the Lord’s jealousy as something for your advantage or as something to be afraid of?
Tuesday—Who’s the hero of this story? Who’s the villain? Who do you identify with?
Wednesday—Why was it necessary for blood to be spilled to redeem Moses?
Thursday—What does it look like to walk the path Jesus walked for you? How can you die to yourself?
Friday—Is the Lord’s sacrifice on your behalf a comfort or a challenge? Why or why not?
How Should We Pray?
/Monday: How are we shaped by God’s priorities? What are those priorities? (v. 9)
Tuesday: What are the hurdles or distractions that keep you from a habit of prayer? Why is gratitude the key to growth? (v. 10; 12)
Wednesday: How does prayer reveal our maturity? What areas suffer lack of growth because of hesitation to pray?
Thursday: In which direction for you does prayer feel like labor; a chore or a labor of love? How can we grow in mirroring Paul’s and Christ’s love for the Church?
Friday: Consider the connection of prayer and liberty from the domain of darkness. Do you pray to grow through affliction or to escape affliction? How should our redemption and forgiveness of sins affect our prayers?
Saturday (Bonus): Think back. What “beloved fellow servant” do you thank God for teaching you about his grace? In whose life might you be that beloved fellow servant?
42 - The Great Chasm
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The great barrier to faith is not a lack of knowledge, but the pride that guards our hearts admitting our need for grace.
Read More04 - Comfort & Confrontation (Exodus 4)
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God comforts and confronts our prideful doubts to drive us to trust his resources
Exodus 4:1-17
I. God Comforts (vv. 1-9)
II. God Confronts (vv. 10-17)
III. To Trust His Resources (vv. 1-17)
Discussion Starters
Monday—Why does Moses object to the calling of God? What do his excuses have in common?
Tuesday—How does God comfort his people when they doubt? How does he confront their pride?
Wednesday—How did Jesus model right priorities? What drove him to forgo earthly riches and comfort?
Thursday—What does God mean that how you handle the small things will be how you handle the big things? Why does he talk about loyalty when he addresses money?
Friday—Do you struggle with priorities? Where do you spend too much time? Where do you need to spend less time?