Author: seacoastchurch
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Perseverance
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
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Talk To Him
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. – Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
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Temptation
He fasted for forty days and for forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. – Matthew 4:2 (NRSV)
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Now What?
The Sabbath finally ended. At dawn on Sunday, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary made their way to Jesus’ tomb, having prepared the proper burial spices to anoint his body. Normally, the full Jewish burial rites occurred right after death, but Jesus had died shortly before the Sabbath began and there hadn’t been time. Finally,…
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Waiting
The disciples didn’t know they were supposed to wait. Roman soldiers were stationed outside the tomb, waiting for a grave robbery. The women were waiting for the Sabbath to end so they could anoint Jesus’ body with spices and give him a proper burial. But the disciples weren’t waiting for anything. They didn’t know they…
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He, Alone
He is praying in a garden while his friends sleep. He wishes they could stay awake and keep him company. He knows what is coming, and even though it is the moment his life has been leading to, he asks his Father if there is any other way. But he knows the answer. When the…
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Take And Eat
In Jerusalem, the crowded streets were lined with the tents of people celebrating the Passover, and the disciples, Peter and John, were on a mission. Jesus had told them to go into the city and look for a man carrying a jug of water. “Tell him,” Jesus said: “My time has come and I will…
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Anointed For Burial
With his disciples, Jesus traveled the short distance from Jerusalem to Bethany for a dinner in his honor. Lazarus, whom Jesus had recently raised from the dead, was celebrating with them, along with his sisters, Mary and Martha. A musky, floral scent of expensive perfume filled the house, as Mary, Lazarus’ sister, poured the oil…
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Warning Of The Days To Come
The following day, large crowds again gathered at the temple to listen intently to Jesus’s words, but the chief priests and the teachers of the law were still looking for a reason to arrest Jesus. They asked his opinion on paying taxes and about the resurrection, certain that his answers would anger either the crowd…