Un/Broken - End of Week 2
on September 23rd, 2023
The following guide is designed to serve as a potential framework for your discussion. Feel free to use it as is or adapt as the Spirit leads. Read More
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UN/Broken - Day 13
on September 22nd, 2023
Luke 4:12-13Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.When Jesus responded with his statement and refused to jump off the temple, one interpretation is that he rejected the idea of willingly putting himself in danger where he would need a divine miracle to save him. Pargament and his c... Read More
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UN/Broken - Day 12
on September 21st, 2023
Luke 4:9-11The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written:“‘He will command his angels concerning youto guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their handsso that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’There are various ways to interpret the intent of this tem... Read More
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UN/Broken - Day 11
on September 20th, 2023
Luke 4:8Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’In rejecting the temptation for earthly omnipotent power, Jesus appealed to the commandment that we are to put only God in what Pargament (2007, p. 33) describes as the sacred core. Closely linked to the false gods of power and fame (described in the following three verses) is making a false god of the self. As ... Read More
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UN/Broken - Day 10
on September 19th, 2023
Luke 4:5-7The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.”Jesus’ temptation here was for power and influence. As previously mentioned, false gods are poor substitutes for the ... Read More
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UN/Broken - Day 9
on September 18th, 2023
Luke 4:3-4 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’ The appetite for food is something that we all experience. We have to eat to survive and thrive. However, eating can become problematic. Eating disorders or being overweight are relatively common for the U.S. population. Not all a... Read More
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