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Next Steps: Week 1
Next Steps: Week 1 Day 2
Video Transcript More than likely, when you talked to one of our pastors, they probably told you that now that you are a Christian, the first thing you should do is be baptized. Let's talk about baptism today. Why does …
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Next Steps: Week 1 Day 3
Video Transcript When you asked Jesus to be the leader and forgiver of your life, God placed within you the Holy Spirit of God. The Bible says in Ephesians 1,
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Next Steps: Week 1 Day 4
Video Transcript When I became a Christian, I thought I would automatically stop sinning. I would stop hurting people with my words, and I would stop making bad decisions. I would stop all my bad habits and live for God…
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Next Steps: Week 1 Day 5
Video Transcript As much as we don’t want to blow it and give in to temptation, there will be times (probably daily) where we will. We will say something we shouldn’t say; we will do something we shouldn’t do, we might …
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Stages of the Cross: English
Stage 6: Sunday
The Bible says:
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Stages of the Cross: English
Stage 5: Friday
It is now early Friday morning, a little after midnight, when Jesus and His disciples go to the garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus has predicted at the Last Supper that Judas would betray Him, Peter would deny knowing …
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Stages of the Cross: English
Stage 4: Thursday
If you notice, it appears that we have skipped a day. We just went from Tuesday to Thursday. Why is that? We don't know how Jesus spent Wednesday. It could be He and the disciples were busy preparing for the Passover me…
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Stages of the Cross: English
Stage 3: Tuesday
Jesus spent all day Tuesday teaching a crowd of people. From the time the sun went up until the time the sun went down, Jesus taught. This was His last day to share about the Kingdom of God publicly before He was crucif…
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Stages of the Cross: English
Stage 2: Monday
On Monday, Jesus went into the Temple, and He saw something that upset Him. John 2:14 says,
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Stages of the Cross: English
Stage 1: Sunday
Jesus’ popularity is sky-high because He has just raised His friend Lazarus back from the dead after being in the grave for four days. News about what has happened has spread like wildfire. Jesus knows that He is headin…
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Stages of the Cross: English
Introduction
Thank you for taking this journey with us as we reflect on the last week of Jesus’ life. Each station represents one day of that final week. It is our hope that these moments ahead will help you draw closer to Jesus and…
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First Steps: Prayer
John Bible Study: Day 21
Read John 21:1-25. When my sweet niece was born, her two-and-a-half-year-old brother decided he wanted to start drinking from a bottle again. Oh, he had been drinking from sippy cups and eating solid food, but suddenly …
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John Bible Study: Day 20
Read John 20:1-31. Can you imagine how everyone felt on that Sunday after Jesus died? Jesus had been dead for two days. From an outside perspective, it seemed all hope was lost. You can be sure that this was a bleak, so…
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John Bible Study: Day 19
Read John 19:1-42. John 19 is , perhaps , the most sobering chapter in the entire book of John. It is in this chapter that Jesus is beaten and killed. It can be tempting to read through this chapter very quickly because…
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John Bible Study: Day 18
Read John 18:1-40. Often, we may have a difficult time understanding grace, which is getting something for free that we do not deserve. Usually, when we get something for free, it has a catch. Sometimes we become suspic…
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John Bible Study: Day 17
Read John 17:1-26. When I was in high school, I went to see a physical therapist for severe headaches. I had been experiencing these headaches for years and was desperate for relief. As soon as I went in to be evaluated…
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John Bible Study: Day 16
Read John 16:1-33. Many people think that after they give their lives to Jesus, everything about their lives will get better. Then, they are surprised that their life actually gets more difficult after deciding to follo…
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John Bible Study: Day 15
Read John 15:1-27. The Fourth of July is such a fun holiday to celebrate. I particularly love celebrating this holiday out at the lake with friends. This year, friends and I decided to rent a boat while we were at the l…
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