Tag: forgiveness
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“When Forgiveness is the Measure You Give”
Theme: We are called to forgiveness, but not to accept abuse. Luke 6:27-38 (NRSV): ‘But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from…
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“Clothe Yourselves in Kindness”
Theme: By imitating Christ’s compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and love, we can flourish as a community in the peace of Christ. Colossians 3:1-14 (NRSV): So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above,…
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“He is Risen! You Will See Him!”
Theme: Christ lives on, resurrected, calling us to him for a life of hope and second chances, even for us – such a reconciling love is terrifying, and yet tremendous. Alleluia! Rejoice! Mark 16:1-8 (NRSV): When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they…
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“Praying Forgiveness”
Theme: If we can trust in God’s forgiveness, and learn to forgive ourselves, then we can truly turn our lives around and begin again, a new creation in Christ. Psalm 51 (NRSV): To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy…
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“Unfair Wages!”
Theme: God is extravagantly generous with all of us – we never get what we deserve – we get better. Matthews 20:1-15 (NRSV): ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage,…
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“Finding Forgiveness”
Theme: We are called to forgive others, as God first forgave us, and also to forgive ourselves – but none of this means that we must accept harm done to us or tolerate crimes of abuse. Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSV): Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against…
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“Come to Church: Free Gift!”
Theme: Despite our flawed human condition, God loves us and wants us back, releasing us from what keeps us away, through the free gift of God’s grace given to us through Jesus Christ. Romans 5:6-8;12-17;19-21 (NRSV): For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone…
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“Lost, Found, and Forgiven”
Theme: We all get lost sometimes, living lives as saints and sinners at once, so loved by God that we are chased down by God’s loving grace – so we might become the best people we can be, as God intended, as God would have it, and God patiently awaits our homecoming with just that…
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“The Big Ask”
Theme: God Welcomes us to discover the grace, mercy and forgiveness of God through prayer, but promises us only one thing – God’s presence, here and now, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Luke 11:1-13 (NRSV): He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to…
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“Love’s Lenten Labor”
Theme: Christ calls on us to turn our lives around, towards a more service-focused, other-centered way of being as Christians – a radical departure from our human hard-wired, self-focused ways. The Good News is that Christ also promises to be present with us, and is – to feed us and encourage us along this transformative…
Ellen Clark Clemot 