Tag: Matthew
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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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“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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“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…
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“Come As You Are”
Matthew. 13:44-52 (NRSV) Theme: God’s love for us is so great that we have already been found and chosen by God for healing, forgiveness, mercy, and salvation through Jesus Christ here and now, tomorrow and forever. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his…
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“Plain Talk About Divorce”
Click link for audio: 2011-02-27 Plain Talk About Divorce – Ellen Clemot Matt. 5:31-32 (NRSV) It was also said, “Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.” But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever…
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“Peace Work”
Matt. 5:1-12 (NRSV) When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.…
Ellen Clark Clemot 