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It's Not Supposed to be This Way: Easter at Sagebrush

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be wit...

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It's Not Supposed to be This Way: Sin is Why We are Broken

1. Moral Evil2. Natural Evil For we know that up to this present time all of creation groans with pain like the pain of childbirth....

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It's Not Supposed to be This Way: The Shame of Sin

He said to the woman, “Did God really say, 'you must not eat from any tree in the garden?'" Genesis 3:1 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the ga...

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It's Not Supposed to be This Way: What Happened?

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you wi...

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A Time for Change

"The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!" Mark 1:15 "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!" Mark 1:15 “Repent and believe the good news!...

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The Queen of Hearts: For Such a Time as This

  Mordecai tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. Esther 4:1   In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fa...

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The Queen of Hearts: Enter Esther

…in order to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was fair to behold. Esther 1:11 …Vashti becomes a wonderful symbol to us of self-esteem and dignity and respect, because she has decided that even though her husband...

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Dead End Desperation: Finding What Was Lost

The company of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to live." And he said, "Go." Then one of them said, "Won't you please come w...

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Dead End Desperation: Death Sentence

Now Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram.  He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given him victory to Aram.  He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. 2 Kings 5:1 Now bands from Aram ha...

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Dead End Desperation: Hope in Your Darkest Hour

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” 2 Kings 4:1 How can I help you? 2 King...

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