Tag: Christmas
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“Appearances of Grace”
Theme: Appearances matter. God shows up in our lives often – not just on Christmas Day. Titus 2:11-14 (NRSV): For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait…
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“Revelation”
Theme: God reveals God Self to us through Jesus Christ: love enfleshed – our saving grace, our God of paradoxical humility, who comes to us as a new-born baby, with love. Luke 2:1-20 (NRSV): In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first…
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“Breaking News”
Theme: The Good News of the Birth of Jesus is reported by The Bethlehem Breaking News Team. Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSV): In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their…
Ellen Clark Clemot 