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  • Second Sunday in Lent (Lent 2A)

    Second Sunday in Lent (Lent 2A)

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    Readings: Genesis 12:1-9 | Romans 4:1-8, 13-17 | John 3:1-17 Text: John 3:1-17 “For God so loved the world.,.,” (you know it, finish it!)  This passage contains one of the most beloved verses in the Bible, the Gospel in a nutshell.   Let’s go deeper, though.  Hearing these words of Jesus in context opens us up…

  • Second Sunday in Lent

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    Readings: Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16 | Romans 5:1-11 | Mark  8:27-38 Text: Mark 8:27-33 During this season of Lent, the faithful follow Jesus year after year to the cross.  It’s a devotional practice which spans centuries and connects us with that great cloud of witnesses who “lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,…