Tag: Gospel
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“Unexpected Blessings”
Matthew 4:23-5:12 (NRSV) Theme: God calls us, blesses us, and sends us out to be a blessing to others, equipping us with the blessing of Jesus: the mercy, compassion, and love of God to guide our way. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing…
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“Grace upon Grace”
John 1:1-18 (NRSV) Theme: God’s gift of life, and the gift of Jesus in our lives, gives us the freedom to love and to flourish. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through…
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“A Sign from Mary”
Luke 2:1-20 (NRSV Bible Translation) Theme: The Good News of the Birth of Jesus as told by Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist: Christ the Savior has come. Nothing is impossible with God. In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration…
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“What Are We Waiting For?”
Matthew 24:36-44 (NRSV) Theme: We do not need to wait for the unknown day of apocalypse to flourish as God’s people alive in the freedom that Christ’s reconciling gift of forgiveness brings. But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as…
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“What More Do You Need?”
Luke 16:19-31 (NRSV) Theme: Jesus Christ moves us from love of self to love of neighbor, and the constant face of the suffering in our midst, the face of the Risen Christ, moves us to take merciful action in our world. ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and…
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“A Balm for the Bitter Heart”
Luke 10:38-42 (NRSV) Theme: We love God by giving thanks for God’s gracious gift of Jesus, who loves us, forgives us and shows mercy for us. Being thankful to God who heals the embittered heart. Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into…
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“Giving Out Of Gratitude”
Luke 8:1-3 (NRSV) Theme: We all have gifts to give when our giving is motivated by gratitude to God. Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil…
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“Faith Matters”
Mark 2:1-12 (NRSV) Theme: A community of faith can transform lives through God’s love and Christ’s healing power. 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 even in front of the door; and he…
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“Why We Love”
John 3:11-18 (NRSV) ‘Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has…
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“Betrayed, Denied, Deserted – Fed, Forgiven… Forever”
Matthew 26:20-35 (NRSV) Theme: We cannot desert God’s love for us. Despite our doubts, our disbelief, and our infidelity to Jesus as his disciples, Jesus forgives us and loves us, commanding us to love one another – a sign of our discipleship that cannot be denied. When it was evening, he took his place with…
Ellen Clark Clemot 