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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UN/Broken - Day 8
on September 17th, 2023
Luke 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them, he was hungry. When we are hungry, we are more susceptible to moral shortcuts. In an experiment with college students after fasting for 12 hours, the hungrier they were, the less ... Read More
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Un/Broken - End of Week 1
on September 16th, 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 6
on September 15th, 2023
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6 NLT On the wall in my office hangs a picture of Crazy Horse Monument in South Dakota. Crazy Horse was a Native American leader, and the sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the spirit of the Native American warrior and hi... Read More
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