1 Corinthians 1:10-18 • Overcome divisions and find unity. Matthew 4:12-23 • Jesus begins his ministry Joseph Campbell who is known for his work in archetypal stories has noted that cultures around the world speak of the beginnings of something as a call to adventure. What if we look at
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1 Samuel 8:4-20 • We Want a King Too! Mark 3:20-35 • By What Authority? By whose authority do we live our life in community? How much of what we do is based in the desire to “do what everyone else is doing”? Does The Church give us authority, or
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Romans 12: 1-8 Present yourselves as a living, holy sacrifice to God. Exodus 1:8-2:10 Baby Moses is adopted. Paul in the Romans passage is inviting faithful followers to be a living sacrifice. We are not being asked to pick up our cross and walk towards death, but rather we are
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Isaiah 9:1-4 People have seen a great light. 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Overcome divisions and find unity. Matthew 4:12-23 Fishers of people What draws us in? What motivates us to follow Jesus and to give of ourselves to God and to all others? What adventures has God called us to embark
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Epiphany 3 Luke 4:14-21 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a How do some words come to mean such different things over time? Precious metals are rare, strong and long lasting yet “you are precious” has come to express fragility. Words and knowledge change over time and we are called to seek out how
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