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The Friday after Septuagesima Sunday

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Judges 7:1-8 (NKJV)   7:1 Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the well of Harod, so that the camp of the Midianites was on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley.   2 And the Lord…

The Thursday after Septuagesima Sunday

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Joshua 24:14-25 (NKJV) 24:14 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this…

The Wednesday after Septuagesima Sunday

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (NKJV)   26:16 “This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. 17 Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His…

The Festival of Martin Luther, Confessor and Doctor

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Romans 10:5-17 (NKJV)   10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down from…

The Monday after Septuagesima Sunday

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9 (NKJV)   1:1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which…

The Saturday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 (NKJV)   1:12 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. 13 For we are not writing any other things to you…

The Friday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 13:44-52 (NKJV)   13:44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.   45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful…

The Thursday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 13:31-35 (NKJV)   13:31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and…

The Wednesday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 13:22-30 (NKJV)   13:22 And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?”   And He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek…

The Tuesday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 13:36-43 (NKJV)   13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”   37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man….