Ephesians 4:10-16 and John 6: 24-35 When called to serve the world in response to following Jesus, how best can we discern (learn from God) how to serve? There are various forms of ministry and God pours out many gifts for our sustenance. What are the ways we can decide
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Talk about a set up! Imagine being offered a job you have not trained for, no one has held before in a time and land never having experienced this type of leadership! Oh, did I say offered? Saul was not given a choice but rather an anointing and a throne.
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Francis Cleyn’s Samuel’s Reproach to Saul, c. 1630-1635. Copyright and used with permission from http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cleyn-samuels-reproach-to-saul-t05745. CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 Unported 1 Samuel 12:1-25 When one is set aside to lead others it is both a frightening and empowering thing. When people seek our guidance, our hearts can swell and we can be
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How do we choose which Scripture readings to do each week? Robertson-Wesley United Church uses a schedule of Scripture readings called a lectionary. There are a few types and in the last four years we have been using one called the Narrative Lectionary. We have been using a newly developed
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Acts 8: 26-40 and Psalm 145 Evangelism: what does that even mean? (and celebrating 93 years of the United Church of Canada) How can we share our experience of God’s love without negating others’ experiences? The debate about how to “do” evangelism is almost as fiery as what the word
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Galatians 3:23-29 and Psalm 148 In Christ, there is no East or West…or is there? Paul’s teaching was focused on the amazing Grace of God to unite all – no matter what religious traditions they followed…or did not follow! After he died though his message was watered down or contradicted
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Acts 2: 1-21 and Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Pentecost: A Spirited Community Becomes the Church! What are the qualities of the earliest Christian communities of faith? What traditions did they begin that we continue which ones did they continue on from their own ancestors of faith and what practices have changed
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Oscar Movie Series Acts 9:1-19 Movies: “Get Out” and “Call Me By My Name” As Jesus’ disciples came from more diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, his followers had to ask who is in…who is out? We also wonder too and we also can wonder if the invitation to follow this
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Oscar Movie Series Movie: Shape of Water John 20: 19-31 Jesus’ disciples had differing experiences of the Risen Christ. Thomas became famous for being the one to say “No Way!” However, we all have times in our journey of faith when we think God’s love it too great to be
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Lent 5 John 19: 1-16a One of the most challenging aspects of grief is the anger that arises. Where are you God? How can people be so mean? Why are our structures so unfair? The crowds turned on Jesus to express their anger against injustice. Jesus turned to the Psalms.
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