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  • The Seventh Word: A word of confidence 

    Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) We have come to the final word Jesus spoke from the cross, the last thing he said before he died. If you do an internet search for famous last words, you’ll be able to read the last words…

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  • The Sixth Word: A word of completion

    When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” (John 19:30) Finished. It’s hard for us to think of many things actually being finished. Oh, little things get finished, I suppose. Writing an exam, reading a book—those sorts of things can be finished. Laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, car and home maintenance—those sorts of…

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  • Universal Design for Learning, Part Three

    As we conclude this brief series on Universal Design for Learning, let’s look at some potential implications of UDL for our adult Bible study classes. You’ll remember from previous articles that UDL is a design framework based on Acknowledging learner variability. Every learner brings different gifts, learning preferences, challenges, and life situations to the classroom.…

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  • The Fifth Word: A word of fulfillment      

    Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” (John 19:28)  Why did Jesus speak this word? If we accept the principle of the most obvious answer probably being the correct one, then the answer to the question, “Why did Jesus speak this word?”…

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  • The Fourth Word: A word of ???     

    From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). (Matthew 27:45,46) The initial title for this fourth word was “A word of anguish,” but…

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  • The Third Word: A word of love

    Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” (John 19:25-27) That was…

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The mission of Northwestern Publishing House is to deliver biblically sound, Christ-centered resources within the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and beyond. As the publisher for and subsidiary of the WELS, NPH has been a 501(c)(3) organization since 1966. This means that NPH is recognized as a non-profit and tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

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