losing everything

like the scribes, the Pharisees
those in power
risking so much
losing everything
in holding onto power
in denying their poverty
their distance from God
holding on so tightly
and losing their lives


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November 10, 2012
Mark 12:38-40
Psalm 127:1
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
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November 5, 2012 to November 11, 2012
“Risky Business”
by Martha Highsmith
for November 10, 2012,
read November 10, 2012
&
Psalm 127:3-5
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
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November 5, 2012 to November 11, 2012
“Risky Business”
by Martha Highsmith
for November 9, 2012,
read November 9, 2012
&
Ruth 4:13-17
Matthew 1:5-6
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
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November 5, 2012 to November 11, 2012
“Risky Business”
by Martha Highsmith
for November 8, 2012,
read November 9, 2012
&
Ruth 3:1-5
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
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November 5, 2012 to November 11, 2012
“Risky Business”
by Martha Highsmith
for November 7, 2012,
read November 7, 2012
&
Psalm 127:1-2
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
November 5, 2012 to November 11, 2012
“Risky Business”
by Martha Highsmith
for November 6, 2012,
read November 6, 2012
&
Hebrews 9:24-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
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November 5, 2012 to November 11, 2012
“Risky Business”
by Martha Highsmith
for November 5, 2012,
read November 6, 2012
&
Hebrews 9
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