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Daily Devotions

  • Sunday, April 4: Scripture – John 20:17-18


    17 Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have

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  • Saturday, April 3: Scripture – John 20:14-16


    14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away,

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  • Friday, April 2: Scripture – John 20:11-13


    11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you

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  • Thursday, April 1: Scripture – John 20:8-10


    8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to their homes.   Prayer Focus: The other disciple also goes into the tomb. “He

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  • Wednesday, March 31: Scripture – John 20:3-7


    3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter

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  • Tuesday, March 30: Scripture – John 20:2


    2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.”   Prayer Focus: Mary’s discovery that the stone has been removed from the tomb

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  • Monday, March 29: Scripture – John 20:1


    1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.   Prayer Focus: As we enter into Holy Week, we know there are many steps to take before the joys of Easter morning. While

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  • Sunday, March 28: Scripture – Mark 11:11


    11 Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.   Prayer Focus: This is the most unusual part of the triumphant entry story as we find it in the Gospel of Mark. Jesus

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  • Saturday, March 27: Scripture – Mark 11:9-10


    9 Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”   Prayer Focus: Hosanna! Save us now! The crowd that walked with Jesus shouted “Hosanna!”

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  • Friday, March 26: Scripture – Mark 11:8


    8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.   Prayer Focus: As the procession begins from Bethany to Jerusalem, suddenly others are present in addition to the disciples. Many people spread their cloaks on the road. They are making the way as

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