Ephesians 1:3-14 • Adopted through Christ. Mark 6:14-29 • The death of John the Baptist. The gospel this week is unsettling. The gospel reveals that which is often hidden from plain sight. It leads us to wonder under whose sovereignty we live? This story compels the reader to see and
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1 Samuel 15:34-16-13 • David is anointed as King. Mark 4:26-34 • Parable of the mustard seed. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go out in the world and care for the people. All the people, the poor, the downtrodden, the outcasts, the sinners! One of
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1 Samuel 17: 32-49 • David and Goliath. Mark 4:35-41• Jesus stills a storm. Faith is that which sustains and encourages us and propels us through every encounter in life. Against all odds we find we have, deep within us, the resources to continue to live in faithfulness to our
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Psalm 130 • Out of the depths, I cry to God.Mark 5: 21-42 • Hemorrhaging woman healed.“In loving partnership we come, seeking, O God, your will to do. Our prayers and actions now receive; we freely offer them to you.” These words of prayer come from the hymn “In Loving
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1 Samuel 8:4-20 • We Want a King Too! Mark 3:20-35 • By What Authority? By whose authority do we live our life in community? How much of what we do is based in the desire to “do what everyone else is doing”? Does The Church give us authority, or
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Isaiah 6:1-8 • The call of Isaiah. John 3:1-17 • Nicodemus visits Jesus by night. Nicodemus is told to witness, to testify, to share with others what he has seen. Evangelism is a word in the United Church that makes many of us uncomfortable. The idea of telling someone what
Continue readingActs 2:1-21 The Coming of the Holy Spirit. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 The Advocate, The Spirit of Truth. Most of us have experienced a moment or an event which we would describe as life-changing. They are very personal moments and often defy description. We try to tell friends and loved ones
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Psalm 1 • Blessed are those who delight in God’s law. John 17: 6-19 • Jesus prays for the disciples. We love to escape as humans which is why COVID has been so difficult. It is hard to escape the realities of the world that we are living in. This
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Acts 10:44-48 • The gift of the Holy Spirit comes as Peter preaches.John 15:9-17 • Love one another as I have loved you. Does the love of God come through each time we speak? Are we aware of the Holy Spirit in our words and actions as we encounter others?
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Psalm 23 • The Lord is my Shepherd. 1 John 3:16-24 • Let us love in truth and action. Is your heart troubled? Is your soul in turmoil? Jesus says that he will abide in those who live by my commandment, and those who follow in his ways abide in
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