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the 3rd sunday after epiphany the PRAYER … Almighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your service. Strengthen us by your Spirit, and make us worthy of your call, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and…
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the 3rd sunday after epiphany the PRAYER … Almighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your service. Strengthen us by your Spirit, and make us worthy of your call, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and…
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Mark 1. 14-20Fishing for people is loving them … just like Jesus! I’d never heard of the man, before. Not until I stumbled over a quote, a couple years back. Terry Pratchett. English humorist, satirist, author. And the words were…
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the 2nd sunday after epiphany the PRAYER … Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, most merciful redeemer, for the countless blessings and benefits you give. May we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more…
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Reflecting on the JourneyThe church proclaims Christ, cross, and love! Today’s sermon has been months in the making! In fact, I’ve started it four or five times, already. But for one reason or another, I’d set it aside, each time,…
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Last Wednesday, I had two devotions ready. One for the Second Sunday of Christmas. Another for the Epiphany of Our Lord. But before I could send either, I was sidetracked by events in the Capitol. After that, neither seemed all…
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Mark 1. 4-11Baptism is Christ, Cross, and Charity| It’s called ”The Duck Test.” When we begin with an observation or two or three and, then, look for the simplest, most likely conclusion. In other words … if it looks like…
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John 1. [1-9] 10-18Being loved sets us free to become who we’ve always been! In church time, it’s still Christmas. This year, this is the tenth day. And according to the song, the gift is leaping lords! That leaves pipers…
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the 1st sunday of christmas the PRAYER … Almighty God, you wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and yet more wonderfully restored it. In your mercy, let us share the divine life of the one who came to share…
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Luke 2. 22-40Jesus isn’t given to god by us. He’s given to us by god! Well, another Christmas come and gone! Theoretically, though, today is the third day of Christmas and, as I said earlier, the gift du jour is…
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Luke 2. 8-14We believe not in a secondComing, but in the First. The wait – our wait – began four Sundays ago, on the first one of Advent. And if you remember, it began with a bang: O that you…
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