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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1 Samuel 15:34-16-13 • David is anointed as King. Mark 4:26-34 • Parable of the mustard seed. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go out in the world and care for the people. All the people, the poor, the downtrodden, the outcasts, the sinners! One of
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Isaiah 61:10-62:3 • Clothed in salvation and righteousness. Luke 2:22-40 • Jesus is presented in the temple. To be presented is to be known and it is a way to proclaim our intentions. This rite of passage for Jesus is one that acknowledges that we all have much to learn
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 • God will raise the dead. Matthew 25:1-13 • Parable of the 10 bridesmaids and lamps. In the movie trilogy Back to the Future the characters are provided with the benefit of foresight and retrospection. They see how decisions made by their ancestors guide the future. They
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Exodus 32:1-14 The Golden CalfMatthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet In the most recent statement of faith of The United Church of Canada, it begins by acknowledging that “God is Holy Mystery, beyond complete knowledge, above perfect description. Yet, in love, the one eternal God seeks relationship.” It
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Psalm 65:1-13 Thanksgiving for Earth’s Beauty. Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 The Parable of the Sower. The seeds are sown each week, and we have no idea what will take root. The mystery of what will take, and what will grow is not something we can control. The divine mystery will
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Psalm 148 – Praise the Lord. Matthew 2:13-23 Joseph’s second dream. Our faith can protect us, provide safety and care, both literally and metaphorically. Jesus started his life as a refugee, we as a church have sponsored many refugees. How do we welcome people who have had to flee their
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Luke 2:1-20 The story of Jesus Birth Isaiah 9:2-7 People have seen a great light This service followed the many tradition across the years of telling the story of Jesus Birth. We began with chant, tableaux’s in the poses found in Stained Glass, followed by spoken word and jazz piano
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2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Thessalonians/ Faith and Example Luke 19:1-10 Jesus and Zacchaeus As we listen and explore the story of Zaccheaus (a tax-collector of small stature) we see Jesus’ mission, of seeking out the lost, in action. How many of us are presently holding God’s call at arms-length? How
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Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 The meaning of faith. Luke 12:32-40 Do not worry. What do you believe in? What is it that you are hoping for? In the Gospel of Luke, we are told that “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” We are reminded that there is
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