Tag: Hope
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“Getting Ready for God”
Theme: We wait for the Lord filled with hope – a hope that brings love and faith to maturity – something to live for, and work for, and build upon – for a better tomorrow, a life eternal, and meaningful today. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 (NRSV): How can we thank God enough for you in return…
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“Making All Things New”
Theme: We believe as Christians that we are headed somewhere, in life and in death, and in life after death: back to God – a future that must happen, because Christ has already come to set the trajectory of our future salvation once and for all. Revelation 21:1-6a (NRSV): Then I saw a new heaven…
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“Called to Witness”
Theme: Christ opens our eyes to his presence in our lives and invites to go out into the world as witnesses to his love, ministering in his name to spread the message of hope. Luke 24:36b-48 (NRSV): While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with…
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“Salvation Begs A Ride”
Matthew 21:1-11 (NRSV) Theme: Salvation comes to us humbly, begging us to notice, to offer a way into our very selves, so that the saving grace of God might find a way into our hearts. When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying…
Ellen Clark Clemot 