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Sacred Desert- Where we are loved

Over the last six weeks during the season of Lent, we have been reading through the Gospels and through Leviticus and Numbers. We have seen God speak to, provide for, and test His people. Today, Palm Sunday, we rejoice in the knowledge that our Heavenly Father loves us with an unwavering love. Deuteronomy 8 declares [...]

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Sacred Desert- Where we must preserve

After decisions are made, and action is taken, there is a whole new test of the will ahead…”Will I persevere in the plan that the Lord has laid out for me? Will I be able to follow through on what I know to be true?” Today’s passage  from John 18 will challenge us to uncompromising [...]

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Sacred Desert- Where we must decide

“Everyone starts to crawl, When you’re up against a wall, That’s about to fall” -DC Talk You may be in one of life’s desert experiences because God wants to move you to a point of decision. The exposure forces you to take action or die. Listen to the Lord today!

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Sacred Desert- Where we must confess

Last week we asked the Lord to reveal to us if our desert experiences were due to sins that we had not turned from. Today, we are brought to an entirely different reason for the desert-that we may see the provision of God. When we cannot attribute the meagerness of our surroundings to sin, perhaps [...]

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Sacred Desert- Where we are Purified

One of the characteristics of the desert is that there is a shortage of just about everything except sand and sun (I know that sounds great right about now). In the midst of this desolation everything is difficult and wearying, and leaves us with the feeling, “it should not be like this!” This feeling may [...]

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Sacred Desert 1

God’s people are often placed in the desert. The wilderness is the backdrop for much of the Biblical story. We’ll spend the next several weeks thinking about living with brokenness, hearing God in the silence and going through testing with God’s help. Today we’ll look at the beginnings of the desert in the Biblical story [...]

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