Jeremiah 33:14-16 • A righteous branch from David’s line. Luke 21:25-36 • Signs in the heavens and on earth. As we begin Advent we come seeking hope. Hope for ourselves, hope for others, and most importantly hope for the world! Advent is a time of active waiting, and preparation for
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2 Samuel 23:1-7 • David’s last words glorify God. John 18: 33-37 • Jesus before Pilate On the last Sunday of the liturgical year the passages explore the nature of God’s power, and invites readers to reflect on the nature of power and of powerlessness. How do leaders use power?
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Deuteronomy 7:1-6, 12-26 • A Chosen People As we walk towards the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation we will explore the Bible and hear an ancient story of God’s people moving from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan. How do we reconcile God’s actions in this
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Genesis 2:4b-25 • The Garden of Eden Right from the beginning of creation God is with us, nurturing, protecting and sustaining life. Sometimes we are so focussed on our own thoughts and desires that we lose sight of all that we have been offered from God. As we prepare to
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Isaiah 55:1-5, 12-13 • An invitation to Abundant Life. Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 • The goodness of God. We are in a covenant with God. God says “you are my people, I am your God.” The conclusion then is that we are in this together, not only with each other but
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Romans 6:12-23 • The wages of sin is death; eternal life is free.Matthew 10:40-42 • Welcoming and offering a cup of water. Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote “Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” This is the way
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Psalm 130 • Out of the depths I cry to God. Ezekiel 37: 1-14 • Valley of dry bones John 11:1-45 • The raising of Lazarus. Wisdom takes us beyond thought to deeper knowing. Wisdom grounds us in grace. Both the story of the dry bones and the raising of
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Psalm 95 • Let us shout to the rock of our salvation. Romans 5: 1-5 • Hope in God. John 4:5-42 • Jesus and the Samaritan woman. Lent is a season of accountability, of trust in God, and learning to use our best judgement. Jesus is a living example of
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Luke 1:46b-55 • Mary’s song. Mary’s relative Elizabeth has just experienced her own 6 month in utero child leaping within her and has made the prophetic pronouncement that it was because of the saving, holy importance of the one soon to be borne by Mary. Elizabeth further states that Mary
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Isaiah 2:1-5 • The future house of God. Matthew 24:36-44 • The necessity of watchfulness. The season of Advent marks the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. The challenge we face is how we prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus. Isaiah proclaims that God’s
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