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  • Lenten Exhortations (2024) and Other Notes

    Lenten Exhortations (2024) and Other Notes

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    A couple of recent exhortations….. Lent is the season of the church year that highlights spiritual warfare. Jesus came as a great warrior. He fought our battles for us. He won the victory over Satan and his temptations in the wilderness. He won the victory over sin and death at the cross. He has trampled…

  • Lenten Meditation (Revised)

    Lenten Meditation (Revised)

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath (Mk. 2:27). If the God-ordained Sabbath was instituted for the sake of human needs, this is all the more true of the church’s calendar, which does not derive from divine ordinance, but from the church’s reflection on God’s redemptive work in history…

  • Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday (Revised)

    Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday (Revised)

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    What is Shrove Tuesday? To be frank, Shrove Tuesday is just an excuse for a church party — after all, pancakes need no theological justification! But it does have a long and venerable history. Shrove Tuesday is an 800+ year old tradition in English speaking churches. It marks the end of the festive season of…