The Spirit of Justice

Psalm 127 • God’s Blessings in the home. Mark 12:38-44 • Jesus denounces the scribes. As faithful followers of Christ we are called to notice, to speak out, and to question injustice in the world. As a faith community our call to follow Jesus comes with difficult choices where our

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The Spirit of Friendship

Ruth 1:1-18 • Ruth chooses to go with Naomi Mark 12:28-34 • Which commandment is the first of all. The name Ruth means friendship and that is exactly what the story of Ruth is about. The steadfastness of Ruth transforms social and cultural conventions. The story is an example of

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What does it mean to be the church?

Job 1:1; 2:1-10 • Attack on Job’s health. Mark 10: 13-15 • Jesus blesses little children There are a lot of assumptions made about people of faith. Secular society likes to challenge the sacred and are often suspicious of it. Even with in faith communities there is suspicion and assumptions.

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Affirming our commitment

James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a • 2 kinds of wisdom. Mark 9:30-37 • Whoever welcomes a child, welcomes me. How do we live in community with one another, when we are all so different, when we express our faith differently? We start with a covenant which proclaims how we promise to live

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Metanoia – a change of heart

James 2:1-17 • Faith without works is dead Mark 7:24-37 • The Syrophoenician woman’s faith challenges Jesus. Leaders, even Jesus, can lose track of what they have been called to do. The scriptures demonstrate how the courage and the faith of a person who is not part of the community

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Dare to be different

Philippians 2: 1-11• Imitating Christ’s Humility Matthew 9:9-17 • The call of Matthew. Quirky, weird, and wonderful, that is what Christians are. Think of any movie about the underdogs and you get a picture of the people that Jesus gathered to be part of God’s ministry in the world. Over

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Will you walk with me?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 7-20 • Walk by faith, John 8:1-12 • Never walk alone. In a world that values independence it can be difficult to ask for help, or to name what it is we need. As people of faith, we are called to live in relationship with one another.

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Soul Connection

Psalm 42 • As a deer longs for the water. The psalmist speaks of great longing to reconnect with God. The psalmist speaks of a thirst that needs quenching, and a longing so deep that deep calls to deep. We have been living in a time of upheaval, and a

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The rests between the phrases

Ephesians continues to remind us about living authentically, from the ground of our being. What does it mean to live our soul? Today it means living into the beauty, joy, compassion and sensitivity of a musical journey. Join Erin and I as we celebrate relationship through music. Read

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