Tag: Hope
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“God’s Promise of Renewal”
Theme: As we remember the Saints, we put our trust in Jesus, our God, to make all things new. Revelation 21:1-6a (NRSV): Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city,…
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“Salvation’s Subterfuge”
Theme: God’s restorative work in our lives is not always what we expect it to be, but is always worth hoping for. Mark 11:1-11 (NRSV): When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of…
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“Have You Not Heard?”
Theme: God’s all-powerfull Love will strengthen us and carry us through the most difficult challenges. Isaiah 40:21-31 (NRSV): Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,…
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“In God’s Hands”
Theme: Advent is a time of expectant waiting for God to come among us. Our hope in our uncertain time is for advent of God who remembers us, even in our forgetfulness of God, and comes among us with the power to save. Isaiah 64:1-9 (NRSV): O that you would tear open the heavens and come…
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“All Fired Up!”
Theme: The light we shine is the love of Christ – a blessing we received to br shared with the world through one unified, common mission through Christ, in Christ and with Christ. Matthew 5:13-20 (NRSV): ‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be…
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“Walking in the Light”
Theme: We know that Christ is our salvation – we await his coming in Advent in memory and in anticipation of new things – new hope and new life – not as a forgotten people, but as a grateful one. Isaiah 2:1-5 (NRSV): The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.…
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“Hope for a New Generation”
Theme: We are reminded to rekindle the treasure of faith within us – so that we might be strengthened to accomplish extraordinary good for the world. 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (NRSV): Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To…
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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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“Hope as a Healing Balm”
Theme: All is not lost, even when our world seems to be – we can live on hope, if we can trust in God, and set our sights on the promised future ahead. Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 (NRSV): My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick. Hark, the cry of my poor people…
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“Pour it on!”
Theme: God’s love for us is so great, it is never-ending – through Creator, Christ, and Spirit, God’s love pours into our hearts through the energy of an endelessly loving inter-relationship – for us to pass along. Romans 5:1-5 (NRSV): Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord…
Ellen Clark Clemot 