Passion Predictions in John – Week 4 – John 12:1-11
Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair.
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Passion Predictions in John – Week 3 – John 10:1-18
For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father.
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Passion Predictions in John – Week 2 – John 3:12-21
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. John 3:15
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Passion Predictions in John – Week 1 – John 2:13-22
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this Temple, and in three days I will raise it up. . . But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this;” John 2:19-22
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The David Saga, Episode 13 – The King is Dead, Long Live the King
For our final Episode, please read 1 Kings 1-2. Here, David dies peacefully in his bed and his son Solomon (by Bathsheba) violently ascends the throne with the aid of Nathan the prophet. The King is dead, long live the King!
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The David Saga – A Thanksgiving
Thoughout David’s Saga, we see David compose songs of Thanksgiving. This post is a meditation on those Psalms.
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The David Saga, Episode 12 – Rebellion and Flashbacks
For Episode 12, please read 2 Samuel 20-24. In this week’s episode, David crushes another rebellion and there are flashbacks to David’s war with the Philistines and David’s violent destruction of Saul’s family.
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The David Saga, Episode 11 – Absalom’s Defeat
For Episode 11, please read 2 Samuel 17:15-19:43. In this week’s episode, Absalom’s Rebellion is put down with the violent death of the pretender, and David is reconciled to those who fought against him.
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The David Saga, Episode 10 – Absalom’s Rebellion
For Episode 10, please read 2 Samuel 15:7-17:14. This week’s story is the second part of Absolm’s Rebellion where Absolom quickly gains the upper hand but squanders his advantage by relying on the misleading advice of an agent of influence.
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The David Saga, Episode 9 – Absalom and Tamar
For Episode 9 of the David Saga, please read 2 Samuel 13:1-15:6. This episode begins with the Rape of Tamar which ultimately leads to Absalom’s Rebellion. In this episode we are faced with incestuous rape, fraternal murder, and filial rebellion.
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