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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Ephesians 3:14-21 • God accomplishes more than we can ask or imagine John 6:1-21• Jesus feeds the multitude and walks on water. Another important element of the practice of Sabbath is feasting. Sharing food together nourishes our bodies and engages our minds, hearts and spirits. Feasting together reminds us that
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Mark 6:30-34; 45-56 Like the disciples we can become consumed with doing the work of the church, and the work of justice that we end up neglecting our spiritual nourishment. In the passage from Mark, Jesus shows the disciples the importance of ceasing the work in order to come away
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Ephesians 1:3-14 • Adopted through Christ and given an inheritance. Mark 6:1-13 • The call of the disciples There are many times on the faith journey when we are faced with adversity, and rejection. Following the gospel is not simply about what we say but the integrity that comes with
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2 Corinthians 8:7-15 • Excel in Generosity Mark 5:21-43 • Young girl raise; hemorrhaging woman healed. We have all heard the statements, “It is the cycle of life”, or “what goes around comes around.” Right from the start of creation God added an important step in the cycle of life
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