Tag: Jesus
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“Tell Them that I Love Them”
Theme:Jesus is our shepherd, encouraging us to take care of ourselves, to rest, even as he exudes God’s healing power to all who are in need of his shepherding, comforting, and care. Matthew 5:1-12 (NRSV): When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.…
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“Finding Jesus for the First Time”
Theme: We find our peace in Jesus, and a realization that it was never Jesus who was lost in the first place. Jesus waits for us to find our way home. Luke 2:41-52 (NRSV): Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old,…
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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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“Convinced by Care”
Theme: It was not the miracle of his feeding the five thousand, or even his walking on water, that convinces us that Jesus is Christ, it is his gracious care for us, even saving our lives, here and now, that moves us to faith. John 6:1-21 (NRSV): After this Jesus went to the other side…
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“Power Naps for Apostles”
Theme:Jesus is our shepherd, encouraging us to take care of ourselves, to rest, even as he exudes God’s healing power to all who are in need of his shepherding, comforting, and care. Mark 6:30-34; 53-56 (NRSV): The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them,…
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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…
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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…
Ellen Clark Clemot 