Tag: Welcome
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Welcoming Our Neighbor Refugees
“Welcoming Our Neighbor Refugees,” Doctoral Thesis Presentation by Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark Clemot, May 11, 2020. Presentation moderated by Bishop Will Willimon, with congratulatory remarks by Dr. Luke Bretherton, thesis advisor. This presentation was part of a zoom video conference marking the graduation of Dr. Clemot with the degree of Doctor of Ministry from Duke…
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“When the Spirit Moves Us”
Theme: In sending us the Holy Spirit, Christ enlivened us to help transform the world with God’s Love. Acts 2:1-4 (NRSV): When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire…
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“Outside In”
Theme: In committing to follow Christ, we commit to a lifetime of welcoming the stranger, the outcast, the lonely, the poor, and even one another. Acts 16:9-15 (NRSV): During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ When he…
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“A Sign of Things to Come”
Theme: God is revealed in Christ as a hospitable host who welcomes us home. John 2:1-11 (NRSV): On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of…
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“The Treasure Within”
Theme: Through the presence of Christ, by the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, we are transformed from within, and included at God’s Table, despite our fragile ourselves. 2 Corinthians 4:6-7; Luke 14:16-24 (NRSV): For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, who has shone in…
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“Children Welcome, Young and Old”
Theme: Just as Jesus the Messiah is the servant who gives himself for others, and the world, we are called by him as disciples to serve others, putting ourselves last, to serve even the little children and the lowliest in our midst, and to lead the way with financial support as well. Mark 9:30-37 (NRSV):…
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