Tag: Baptism
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“Prepare The Way!”
Theme: Jesus is among us today in our baptism. Mark 1:1-11 (NRSV): The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:…
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“Field of Dreams”
Theme: We can have hope in the future because we put our faith in God, through Jesus Christ: a God who keeps God’s promises – and has promised us a peaceful future, a life of abundance, and steadfast love – even in face of the challenges of our day. Jeremiah 32:1-15 (NRSV): The word that…
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“Lent’s Lavish Love”
Theme: God’s extravagant grace means all of us are loved and included, made right where we go wrong, and given a chance to flourish in the community of Christ. John 12:1-8 (NRSV): Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave…
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“Baptized Beloved”
Theme: At our baptisms, God declares us loved and pleasing, just as Jesus was when baptized beloved of God. Luke 3:21-22 (NRSV): Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a…
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“Prophetic Imagination”
Theme: In our rush to prepare for the Christ’s coming, we sometimes forget that our Lord Jesus is already with us. Luke 3:1-6 (NRSV): In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region…
Ellen Clark Clemot 