Category: First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen
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“A Multitude of Prayers”
Theme: We are called to pray to God in all circumstances, a multitude of prayers that brings us closer to God who gives us answers, sometimes unexpected but ever faithful. James 5:13-20 (NRSV): Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick?…
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“Children Welcome, Young and Old”
Theme: Just as Jesus the Messiah is the servant who gives himself for others, and the world, we are called by him as disciples to serve others, putting ourselves last, to serve even the little children and the lowliest in our midst, and to lead the way with financial support as well. Mark 9:30-37 (NRSV):…
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“Wisdom’s Rallying Cry”
Theme: Wisdom calls us together to live faithful lives so that God’s guideposts will keep us safely on the right path, freeing us to delve into the deeper meaning of our lives. Proverbs 1:20-33 (NRSV): Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. At the busiest corner she cries out;…
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“Grace for a New Season”
Theme: Despite the limitations on our lives that we know exists, God gives us life and the gift of each other, so that each of us might flourish. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NRSV): For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die;a time…
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“Anger, Action and the McWhopper”
Theme: We are warned not to be hearers of God’s word who forget to follow it, but rather be doers of God’s work in the world, and be blessed by doing. James 1:17-27 (NRSV): Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom…
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“Too Comfortable with Christ?”
Theme:Following the teachings of Jesus is easier than believing that Jesus is Christ – but our discomfort and disbelief is overcome when we discover Christ is already present in our lives as we carry out his work of loving kindness, making all things God has promised us possible. John 6:56-69 (NRSV): Those who eat my…
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“What We Wish For”
Theme: God provides us with love, and grace, and forgiveness and a fresh start, all we need even if it is not all wish for. 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 (NRSV): Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he…
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“The Miracle within Us”
Theme: A community of faith can transform lives through God’s love, the grace of Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Mark 2:1-12 (NRSV): When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not…
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“Multi-Tasking Missionaries”
Theme:Perhaps it is because we are blessed with different gifts that we work best together, with complementary skills, to complete Christ’s work in the world as missionaries in God’s name. Ephesians 4: 1-7; 11-16 (NRSV): I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you…
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“Convinced by Care”
Theme: It was not the miracle of his feeding the five thousand, or even his walking on water, that convinces us that Jesus is Christ, it is his gracious care for us, even saving our lives, here and now, that moves us to faith. John 6:1-21 (NRSV): After this Jesus went to the other side…
Ellen Clark Clemot 