Why do you look for the living among the dead? Why do you weep when what you seek has come? The resurrection story sheds light on our doubt and leads to depth of knowing and believing. A stone, a tomb, a person cannot contain the power of God and the
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Psalm 66: 1-9 Praise for God’s Goodness of Israel Galatians 6:1-16 Bear one another’s burdens Do not grow weary of doing the right thing! This is Paul’s message to the Galatians. Even in the midst of crisis and turmoil, strive to live in faithful service with gratitude, humility, compassion and
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Being Christian means that Jesus challenges us to live to a higher standard. We are being asked to break down the systems of oppression that produce social and physical barriers both real and perceived. The gospel prescribes an ethic of generosity for Christian living…sowing generosity where nothing is expected to
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Lady Gaga’s song Born this Way has inspired and encouraged many people in the world to a place of acceptance. She writes: “I’m beautiful in my way, ‘Cause God makes no mistakes, I’m on the right track, baby I was born this way.” On this day when we celebrate the
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Becoming an affirming church was an epiphany moment in the history of this congregation. It was the moment when everything changed and we began to rethink our way forward, we set off in a new direction. It is time again to reaffirm this direction and journey even further to the
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1 Samuel 2: 1-10 Hannah pours out her heart to God. In her prayers we hear her anguish and her dependence on God. She asks God to remember her, and God does. God is very present to her and that connection transforms her. We like Hannah are evolving and becoming
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Ruth 1: 1-18 and Mark 12:28-34 The love of God transcends cultures and social expectations. Jesus was asked, “What is the number one most important thing?” His answer was simple: love God and love your neighbor. God’s love has the power to redefine what a family is and what we
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Job 38:1-7, 34-41 and Mark 10: 35-45 God helped Job to assess his situation through questions that led to discernment and being self-aware. Sometimes in our desire to help we put ourselves into a situation where we may not be as helpful as we would like. There are times in
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Job 1:1; 2:1-10 and Hebrews 1: 1-4; 2: 5-12 On this day of gratitude and thanksgiving we are reminded of the importance of having faith and living an authentic Christian life. We will hear the story of God’s faith in Job when he was chosen to be tempted by Satan.
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Esther 7: 1-10, 9:20-22 and Mark 9:42-50 It is all too easy to follow the advice of the wicked, which can land you in the seat of scoffers. How will we hold each other accountable to the covenant of loving one another as Jesus has loved us? Will we remember
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