1 Timothy 2:1-7 • Offer prayers. Luke 16:1-13 • The parable of the dishonest manager Parables challenge us to a new way of thinking. The parable of the dishonest manager is according to Helen Montgomery Debevoise “a call to reclaim who we are and to renew our vision today for
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1 Timothy 1:12-17 • Christ came to save sinners. Luke 15:1-10 • The parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. What once was lost will be found. During a time of searching, things can change, transform and grow. The scriptures remind us of the importance of living life
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Jeremiah 18:1-11 • The potter and the clay. Luke: 14: 25-33 • The cost of discipleship. In Jeremiah, the house of Israel is portrayed as a vessel created by and for God. It illustrates both God’s hopes and plans for that vessel, God’s awareness of how the vessel is fulfilling
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Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 • Instructions to live mutual love. Luke 14:1, 7-14 • Those who exult themselves will be humbled. Sometimes we just want someone to be clear about what we need to do to be at peace, and to live a life full of love. Instead we are often
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Jeremiah 1:4-10 • Jeremiah’s call and commission. Luke 13:10-17 • Jesus heals a crippled woman. What does the Bible have to say about time and timing? How has your sense of time changed over the course of your life? When have you experienced timing that you can describe only as
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Isaiah 5:1-7 • The unfruitful vineyard will be purged. Psalm 80 1-2, 8-19 • Care, O God, for the vine you brought. The past moderator of The United Church said “Let’s stop obsessing about the United Church’s demise.” What false narratives do we need stop speaking in order to hear
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Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 • Let the argument begin! Hebrews 11:1-3 • Faith is the assurance of things hoped for. Luke 12:32-40 • Be ready and dressed for action. When will we learn that we need each other? When will we learn that when it comes to faith there isn’t just
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Psalm 107:1-9, 43 • God satisfies the thirsty. Luke 12:13-21 • The rich fool. Greed, excess, and over consumption run rampant in the world, and often we come to believe that if we just had this one thing we would be happy. Many of us become burdened with too much
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Psalm 85 • God restores and pardons. Luke 11:1-13 • Jesus teaches the disciples to pray. What is prayer and how do we pray? Like the disciples, we too, want to know how to pray. We often feel that we do not know how to pray. St. Clement of Alexandria
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Amos 8:1-12 God will turn feasting to mourning. Luke 10:38-42 Mary and Martha. Far too often, the story of Mary and Martha has been told in a way that pits action/service up against piety/contemplation. But what if it’s not a question of which is better, but when and how to
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