Scripture – 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Prayer Focus: Jesus was sinless. Yet, for our sake, took on sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God. There is no greater…

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Scripture – 2 Corinthians 5:20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ: be reconciled to God. Prayer Focus: To be an ambassador is to take on the responsibility to accurately represent someone or something. If we are to be ambassadors for…

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Scripture – 2 Corinthians 5:19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. Prayer Focus: Can you image if our trespasses WERE counted against us? I imagine an angel of the Lord standing behind a podium with a…

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Scripture – 2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; Prayer Focus: What does reconciliation mean? It means two parties in dispute being brought together to restore their relationship. God initiates reconciliation with us through God’s son Jesus Christ. Paul…

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Scripture – 2 Corinthians 5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! Prayer Focus: When Christ was raised from the dead, Christ was no longer “of the flesh.” What we usually fail to realize is that when the resurrection…

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Scripture – 2 Corinthians 5:16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we no longer know him in that way. Prayer Focus: This week we are beginning our Lenten worship series, “Transformed by Love.” We begin…

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Scripture – Matthew 17:9 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” Prayer Focus: Jesus understands that all that the disciples have seen and experienced on the mountain is beyond both their comprehension and…

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Scripture – Matthew 17:5-8 5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. 7…

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Scripture – Matthew 17:4 4 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will set up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”   Prayer Focus: The last time Peter spoke he was rebuking Jesus for talking about dying.…

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Scripture – Matthew 17:1-3 1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them…

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