Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 • Esther pleads for the life of her people. Mark 9:38-50 • If you hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. Have you ever had to hide who you are? Have you ever found yourself living in a community where your life would be at
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Deuteronomy 7:1-6, 12-26 • A Chosen People As we walk towards the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation we will explore the Bible and hear an ancient story of God’s people moving from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan. How do we reconcile God’s actions in this
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James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a • Wisdom from above is gentle and peaceable. Mark 9:30-37 • Whoever welcomes a child, welcomes me. Curbing our human cravings for power, recognition and status is an everyday challenge for most of us. Our survival instinct is an important part of being human, but at times
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James 3:1-12 • Not many of you should be teachers of God’s word. Mark 8:27-38 • Who do people say that I am? Jesus asks only two questions of the disciples, “Who do people say that I am? and “who do you say that I am?” People have chosen to
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James 2:1-10, 11-17 • Rich in Faith Mark 7:24-37 • A Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith. For anyone on social media, you will recognize #Blessed. People use this statement all the time to share how blessed they feel, and it is often a sign of a person who is successful in life.
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James 1:17-27 • Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 • It is from within a person is defiled. On this Labour Day week end we are reminded that God’s ways are not always our ways. In our daily lives and daily work
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Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20 • Put on the whole armour of God Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 • Choose whom you will serve As followers of Christ we have chosen to follow Jesus and serve God with our whole selves. The scriptures remind us that we serve God through peaceful and loving action.
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1 Kings 3: 3-14 • David’s death; Solomons’s prayer Ephesians 5:15-20 • With thanksgiving, sing songs! We are all called by God to often do things that we do not believe we are capable of. After King David’s death, Solomon was fearful that as the new King he was not
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Psalm 130 • Out of the depths. I cry to God. Ephesians 4:25-5:2 • Do not let the sun go down on your anger. I wonder why we even try to hide our feelings and true selves from God? God knows our hearts, minds and spirits and takes our pain,
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On the Interfaith Calendar available from the Edmonton Interfaith Centre, Sunday, August 4 is named as Interfaith Awareness Week (Intl). Rev. Larry Wright will explore how we as Christians within The United Church of Canada are called and challenged to recognize the divine in our neighbours and respond accordingly. Read
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