Amazement and Compassion
Luke 7:1-17 Centurion’s slave and Widow’s son Jesus found the centurion`s faith amazing and he was moved to compassion by the plight of the widow. His experience of the world around him shaped his response to the people he met. Thus today we would rightly wonder, What did the world
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Daniel 6:6-27 . Daniel in the lions’ den The story of Daniel in the lions’ den is the story of one who found protection and safety in his faith. Advent is a time to acknowledge our longing-our many kinds of longing. One of those is the longing for security, safety,
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Isaiah 6:1-8 Call of Isaiah Luke 5:8-10 The amazing catch of fish The Isaiah reading, and the wonderful hymn by Dan Schutte based on that passage capture the passion of God, reaching toward the beloved people and longing for their healing, along with the plea, whom shall I send? Our
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1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:27-30, 41-43 . Solomon builds the temple Luke 9:45-46 . Cleansing the temple Perhaps the Church, like the Temple, would be a place for all nations. The word “catholic” means universal. United Church of Canada envisioned the reunification of the church. In the midst of this, we
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Exodus 32:1-14 . The golden calf Luke 23:34 . Father forgive them Sermon: Gods of GoldThe presence of the Sacred in the midst of life is so elusive and yet so challenging people have tried to forge it in gold or nail it to a tree. For their foolishness, God
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