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Devotional, Rev. John Wayne McMann

WEEK 6: APRIL 3-9 Raised to be Sent Out During our last week in this Lenten devotional we turn to a challenging Resurrection story where we learn that the disciples are sent out and they too are raising people from the dead! Amazingly, that is also our story, that we...

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Devotional, Rising Up

WEEK 4: MARCH 20-26 Raised for Hope Jesus seems to have arrived too late to help his friend Lazarus and the despair of the witnesses is palpable in this story from the Gospel of John. In a state of hopelessness, Jesus brings the hope of Resurrection, the hope of...

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Devotional, Rising Up

WEEK 3: MARCH 13-19 Resurrected, So What? The Resurrection of Christ is not only good news at the end of the story, it is the power to raise us to life now. Paul describes this power in Colossians 3 by talking about the transformation of who we are. We are crucified...

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Devotional, Rising Up

WEEK 2: MARCH 6-12 God Has Come for His People Luke 7:11-17 captures another Resurrection story for our focus this week. When Jesus raises people from the dead, sometimes we can miss some of the nuance from the story. It makes sense, though, what else is there to talk...