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Resisting temptation

March 6, 2022 by mwuc1 Leave a Comment

Text: Luke 4:1-13 (Jesus in the wilderness) * Video of complete service * Order of service (PDF) The Good News of Jesus Christ was written to help Jewish people deal with an unspeakable disaster. In the Year 70, a three-year-long Roman siege of Jerusalem finally broke through its walls. The Empire’s soldiers killed tens of thousands of patriots who … [Read more…]

Contemplation via catastrophe

March 11, 2019 by mwuc1

Text: Luke 4:1-13 (Jesus tempted in the wilderness) Lent is supposed to be a season of silence, fasting, and prayer. As in today’s story of Jesus in the wilderness, we are invited to spend the 40 days and nights of Lent in contemplation with just the Holy Spirit, and perhaps the devil, for company. This … [Read more…]