Lent Week Three—Thursday Psalm 42 Jeremiah 10:11-24 Romans 5:12-21 John 8:21-32 John 31 & 32, Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “if you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples: and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” WOW, Freedom, but freedom from… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Thursday in the Third Week of Lent
Lent Week Three—Wednesday Psalm 81 Jeremiah 8:18-9:6 Romans 5:1-11 John 8:12-20 Psalm 81 reminds Israel the love of the Lord brought them out of Egypt and protected them on their journey. Now Israel no longer responds to the Lord. She no longer hears Him. The psalmist recounts the Lord mourns Israel’s rejection. In Jeremiah 8:18-9:6,… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent
Lent Week Three—Tuesday Psalm 78:1-39 Jeremiah 7:21-34 Romans 4:13-25 John 7:37-52 Once upon a time, a long time ago, my eldest came skipping in from school to announce, “I’m God’s chosen Child”! Try to respond to that one. During the discussion of what she had learned in school that day I discovered Father Sykes had… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent
Lent Week Three—Monday Psalm 77 Jeremiah 7:1-15 Romans 4:1-12 John 7:14-36 Paul’s letter to the Romans talks about how we live under grace now that Jesus has died and risen and how we no longer live under the law. Before Jesus, the Jewish people were required to obey the law and slaughter animals as a… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Monday In The Third Week of Lent
Third Sunday in Lent Psalm 95 Exodus 17:1-7 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 This well-loved story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman of Samaria promises the incredible gift of living water, which will become in the believer “a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” V14. But first we see that Jesus violates two strong… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: The Third Sunday In Lent
The Carpenter's Nail 