Isaiah 43:16-21 God promises to bring a new abundance into a world of want and misery.
Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 God has done great things for us in the past, which is our reason for hope.
Philippians 3:8-14 Former accomplishments pale in the light of gains through faith in Christ.
John 8:1-11 An accused woman is offered condemnation by some, mercy by Jesus.
With so much emphasis on sin and redemption during the Lenten season, you might overlook an incredible fact: You have already been saved.
God tells us to forget our sins and to remember divine mercy. We’re urged to let go of the misery of past failures yet cling to the solemn memory of the great things done for us by our loving God.
Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them.
What’s more unlikely than coming back to life after a deathlike experience? When it happens, it’s often fittingly in the most unexpected ways.
On this last Sunday before the season of Lent begins, we ask God to prepare our hearts.
Jesus makes an important point: Only God stands in judgment.
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