‘persistent prayer…’ October 20, 2019 Scripture: Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and […]
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‘seek the welfare of the city…’ October 13, 2019 Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Thus
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‘…do good, be generous, and share’ September 29, 2019 Scripture Readings:1 Timothy 6:11-12, 17-19, Luke 16:19-31 I just loved the reading from 1st Timothy today as it seemed to sum up all that we must do as representatives of our faith in our daily walk through life. It seemed as though if we could just
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‘…it’s who we are’ September 15, 2019 Scripture: Luke 15:1-10 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and
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‘in the end…’ September 8, 2019 Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-10 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making of clay was
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‘coming home…’ September 1, 2019 Scripture: Luke 15:11-24 (GNT) Jesus went on to say, “There was once a man who had two sons. The younger one said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the property now.’ So the man divided his property between his two sons. After a few days the younger son sold his part
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…no justice, no peace know justice, know peace… August 18, 2019 Scripture: Luke 12:49-56 In truth, this is almost an impossible scripture, and one often avoided by me if not by many in trying to figure out just what Jesus was seeking to convey with these most difficult words. I think most of us have
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Always watchful…and willing August 11, 2019 Scripture: Luke 12:35-40 Today’s reading, from Luke’s gospel is one of those passages that seems fairly straight forward at first. Upon closer examination however it proves to yield much more to us. The actual language of the text is a bit tied into conventions and customs of the time
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Lord’s Prayer – Our Prayer Part 2 August 4, 2019 Scripture: Based on Matthew 6:9-13 Let us pray. Dear Lord of ours, open our minds, our hearts to hear your word. But more…help us to hear your call upon our hearts to walk in ways that show others the hope we find in you…in your
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Lord’s Prayer – Our Prayer Part 1 July 28, 2019 Scripture: Based on Matthew 6:9-13 ‘Oh Lord, teach us how to pray’, the disciples asked Jesus, and Jesus taught to them a prayer which has become a cornerstone of our Christian faith. What we know as the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ is found both in Luke and
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