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Third Week of Lent - Peter

31, Mar Karen G.

Text above the line is from https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Peter.html

Simon Peter, also known as Cephas (John 1:42), was one of the first followers of Jesus Christ. He was an outspoken and ardent disciple, one of Jesus’ closest friends, an apostle, and a “pillar” of the church (Galatians 2:9)....

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Text is from https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Mary-Bethany.html

Mary of Bethany is one of the most beautiful characters in all of Scripture, and we can learn valuable lessons from studying her life. Mary was the sister of Martha, and her brother was Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead. We see...

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These notes primarily taken from Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology:

Apart from Jesus Christ, John the Baptist is probably the most theologically significant figure in the Gospels. He was not a writer or traveler, yet I repeat---apart from Jesus Christ, John the Baptist is prob...

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