Job 38:1-7, 34-41 and Mark 10: 35-45 God helped Job to assess his situation through questions that led to discernment and being self-aware. Sometimes in our desire to help we put ourselves into a situation where we may not be as helpful as we would like. There are times in
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Job 23:1-9, 16-17 and Mark 10:17-31 God calls us to respond: live life abundantly and to love others abundantly. What about when we want to give up? We must step up! What about when we want to go back? We must step in! Celebrating the steps along our faith journey
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Job 1:1; 2:1-10 and Hebrews 1: 1-4; 2: 5-12 On this day of gratitude and thanksgiving we are reminded of the importance of having faith and living an authentic Christian life. We will hear the story of God’s faith in Job when he was chosen to be tempted by Satan.
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Esther 7: 1-10, 9:20-22 and Mark 9:42-50 It is all too easy to follow the advice of the wicked, which can land you in the seat of scoffers. How will we hold each other accountable to the covenant of loving one another as Jesus has loved us? Will we remember
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Scriptures: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a and Psalm 1 Robertson-Wesley is committed to welcoming all people, including all people, and acting in love and honouring the diversity in this community. This takes courage, strength, humbleness, and gentleness. It is time to do the hard work of getting along with each other and
Continue readingPsalm 1 and 19 Robertson-Wesley has a long history of striving to follow Jesus: we seek to serve others, deepen our faith and listen to God calling us forward. We do so as a community walking in the Spirit of Christ. Today we will celebrate our anthem: our way of
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James 2:1-17 and Psalm 1 “Faith by itself, if it has no works is dead.” We thrive because we are on a mission from God to share each other’s joys and sorrows, grow in faith together, and lead active Christian lives of service out in the world. May we be
Continue readingSeptember 2, 2018 Scriptures: James 1:17-27 and Psalm 1 As we begin a new program year here at church in the Spirit of Christ we do so in our endeavor to live as Christ leads us to. Today we will explore Scriptures’ and the United Church’s teachings on “Holy Manners.” These are ways
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Scriptures: Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18 – We will serve our God John 6: 56- 69 – Lord, to whom shall we go? Struggling to be loving in the midst of the fear in the world? Struggling to be mindful in the midst of the distractions in the world? Struggling to
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This photo was taken by Rev. Karen Bridges at Policeman’s creek in Canmore, AB. John 6: 35, 41-58 – Whoever eats my bread has eternal life What does an abundant life look like? Jesus said, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” How does this get
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