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Laura Sweet

Laura N. Sweet is a wife, mother, grandmother, and former Christian school teacher from Midland, Michigan. She writes devotional material for both adults and children, and her work has appeared in more than a dozen publications.
Devotionals

A Meal in Emmaus

Read: Luke 24:13-27 He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (v. 27) After his resurrection, Jesus met with his disciples, friends, and family on several

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The Lord’s Supper

Read: Luke 22:14-23 Do this in remembrance of me. (v. 19) There are some passages which are so familiar that we seem to stop reading them closely or stop listening

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Washing the Disciples’ Feet

Read: John 13:1-15 I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. (v. 15) The disciples had shared many meals and

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Dinner with Friends

Read: John 12:1-11 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial.” (v. 7) Dinner with friends is usually a sweet time

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Dinner with a Tax Collector

Read: Luke 19:1-10 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. (v. 6) We have seen Jesus at a dinner where he was scrutinized, tested, and challenged by

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Dinner with a Pharisee—Humility

Read: Luke 14:1-14 Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (v. 11) Have you ever been to a dinner where you felt

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Jesus Feeds the 5000

Read: Mark 6:30-44 They all ate and were satisfied. (v. 43) One of the revealed names for God in the Old Testament is Jehovah Jireh—“the LORD will provide” (Gen. 22:14).

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An Uncomfortable Dinner

Read: Luke 7:36-50 [Jesus] said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” (v. 50) Every eye in the place was on her from the moment she

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