March 26, 2023 - "Fasting or Feasting?" - Lent Communion Series

Scripture Passage: Matthew 9:14-17

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Setting and Context
14 Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”

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Parables

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The Bridegroom
15 “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?”

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The Wineskins and The Cloth
Ritual discipline does not equal spiritual growth.

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Spiritual Growth

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Not Black and White…

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…Not Grey Either

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Intentionality

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Today, Let’s Feast!

Alice Posthumus