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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The True Vine, Part III

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The True Vine, Part III

So why would Jesus say that He is the vine? Why is the vine so important, if it is the branches that bear the fruit? 

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The True Vine, Part II

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The True Vine, Part II

So, what happens in a traditional vineyard?

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The True Vine, Part I

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The True Vine, Part I

One evening in Jerusalem, sitting at His last Passover meal with His twelve disciples, eating bread and drinking wine, He spoke these words...

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” - “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Resurrection and The Life

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Resurrection and The Life

Jesus made this claim in the context of the death of one of His best friends, Lazarus. 

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Good Shepherd, Part II

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Good Shepherd, Part II

Perhaps one of the most well-known "I Am"s of Jesus is: I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Good Shepherd, Part I

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Good Shepherd, Part I

Perhaps one of the most well-known "I Am"s of Jesus is: I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Door of the Sheep

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Door of the Sheep

A sheepfold. A door. A thief. A gatekeeper. A shepherd. Jesus definitely had a fascinating capacity to capture the attention of his listeners.

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Light of the World

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Light of the World

There wasn't always light on this globe where we live. In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was without form and was void, a deep abyss filled with darkness. 

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LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Bread of Life

LENT 2023 - Jesus Said: I Am The Bread of Life

One of my favorite smells is that of fresh bread baking in the oven. And one of my favourite foods is eating that fresh hot bread with melting butter on each thick slice. 

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LENT 2023 - Who Are You, Lord?

LENT 2023 - Who Are You, Lord?

He was on his way to Damascus in Syria, breathing out murderous threats. He was well known for ravaging and destroying the church, because of his zeal for God.

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Despite The Uphill Road There is Joy: The Legacy of Geoff Richards - IV

Despite The Uphill Road There is Joy: The Legacy of Geoff Richards - IV

Does the road wind uphill all the way?
 Yes, to the very end.
 Will the day's journey take the whole long day?
 From morn to night, my friend.

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