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  1. Pentecost is a flashback. It drives us back to the past. It also propels us forward into the future.
  2. The thrill of God’s grace fades and the slow march toward the cross dulls the heart. At such times, the former life beckons. Temptations to return grow strong. Which makes Lent such an important annual exercise.
  3. The vinedresser refused to give up on his unfruitful tree. He put himself between it and the judgment it deserved, serving as mediator and caretaker.
  4. Jesus' course led from death into life, as He had promised. And He promises to lead us on that same course from death to life, from lament to joy.
  5. As the greater and more faithful Son of God, Jesus did what the Israelites could not do. Neither can we.

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