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LESSONS FROM A SHEPHERD Bible: Luke 15:1-7 Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? Luke 15:4 Reading Jesus’ parable of the shepherd and the lost sheep has some important lessonsContinueContinue reading “LESSONS FROM A SHEPHERD”

WAY OF ESCAPE Bible: John 11:45-53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life. John 11:53 Reading Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot detective story The Clocks is all about a group of people who commit a series of murders. Although their initial plan was to kill just one victim, they began taking moreContinueContinue reading “WAY OF ESCAPE”

WHAT WOULD YOU PAY? Bible: Acts 19:11-20 When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. Acts 19:19 Reading “How much for this train?” The seller looked up, hardly daring to hope. He hadn’t sold much that day, and he could use the money. “They usually cost £60, butContinueContinue reading “WHAT WOULD YOU PAY?”

FICKLE FANS Bible: Matthew 27:15-23 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,“Hosanna to the Son of David!” MATTHEW 21:9 Reading If you follow sports at all, you know that sports fans can change like the weather. A team’s star player can hear a stadium of cheering voices if they doContinueContinue reading “FICKLE FANS”