Binding the Strong Man…for good June 9, 2024 Scriptures: 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15), 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-27 We are at an inflection point in our common history…it is not the first one to be sure, and probably will not be the last…however there are indicators that it may be increasingly difficult moving […]
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Willing Clay Vessels June 2, 2024 Scriptures: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20), 2 Corinthians 4:5-12, Mark 2:23-3:6 There are a number of instances in the gospel accounts where we hear that Jesus was ‘angry’. And contrary to those who may use such accounts to justify their own personal lapses into similar emotions, in each and every
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Light for the path ahead… May 12, 2024 Scripture: John 17:6-19 From the very beginning Jesus knew this moment would arrive. Who he was, and all that he had come to do, somehow came together in these last few moments alone with those closest to him…those closest friends who had been chosen to carry his
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Called to be the dearest of friends… May 5, 2024 Scriptures: Acts 10:44-48, 1 John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17 ‘So my child, what do you want to be when you grow up?’, asks the adult. ‘I want to be just like my daddy’, or, ‘I want to be just like my mom’, the child replies. I
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Finding the God you were not looking for… April 28, 2024 Scripture: Acts 8:26-40 Having hurriedly left Jerusalem, Philip was tired and worn out. He had not stopped to rest since being asked by the Apostles to go forth and share the good news in the name of Jesus. As he sat for a
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‘…in for a dime, in for a dollar’ April 14, 2014 Scriptures: Acts 3:12-19 Today’s passage from Acts tells of the early ministry of the disciples after the resurrection of Jesus. It was the very beginning of the work that was to become the Christian Church and in our passage we find Peter sharing that
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Brother Thomas April 7, 2024 Scriptures: Acts 4:32-35, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 Looking back, knowing the end of the story…even knowing that Jesus fully intended to go out of his way to assure Thomas that indeed he had risen…it is not too hard to remove ourselves from the picture…not so difficult to step back
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Joseph and Nicodemus Easter 2024 Scripture: John 20:1-18 Often in approaching the holy days in our church calendar, I try to consider the stories of other characters whom we may not often think of as major players in the stories of our faith. And I find it fascinating that throughout the gospels we find some
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Adira and Gabriella A Story for Palm Sunday March 24, 2024 Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-10, Matthew 21:1-11 From the day she was born, Adira was not a healthy child. Her level of energy was just not the same as others of the same age within the community, and as such, she was often left behind when
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The ‘me’ we each pursue… March 10, 2024 Scriptures: Ephesians 2:1-10 (Good News Trans.), John 3:14-21 As I look about, listening to all of that which seems to be going on these days, I wonder if perhaps we as Christians have been pursuing the wrong sense of, or idea of ‘me’! And I say that
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