getting out the WORD
the baptism of our lord the PRAYER. . . O God our Father, at the baptism of Jesus you proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit. Make all who are baptized into Christ faithful to…
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the baptism of our lord the PRAYER. . . O God our Father, at the baptism of Jesus you proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit. Make all who are baptized into Christ faithful to…
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Acts 10. 34-43Unlike the chicken and the egg, we know the cause …god’s love for everything! Growing up, I’d always thought it was more a game, a joke, than anything. A question that, simply, had no answer. “What came first,…
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the second sunday of christmas the PRAYER. . . Almighty God, you have filled all the earth with the light of your incarnate Word. By your grace empower us to reflect your light in all that we do, through Jesus…
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Ephesians 1. 3-14The beginning, middle, and end of believing is god’s grace! The bible’s a messy place in which to be tromping around! Written at different times, by different people, in different places. The scriptures don’t always share a common…
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the first sunday of christmas the PRAYER. . . O Lord God, you know that we cannot place our trust in our own powers. As you protected the infant Jesus, so defend us and all the needy from harm and…
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Hebrews 2. 10-18Community is a gift that comes from beyond ourselves. All I can say is that it’s been one helluva year … in every sense of the word. An outer darkness, gnashing of teeth kind of thing. As a…
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the nativity of our lord the PRAYER. . . All-powerful and unseen God, the coming of your light into our world has brightened weary hearts with peace. Call us out of darkness, and empower us to proclaim the birth of…
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Luke 2. 1-14God calls us to share Christ’s ventures and Christ’s paths and Christ’s perils! For a month, now, we’ve been getting ready for this moment. Or rather, god’s been getting us ready. Each Sunday, we’ve heard the gospel proclaimed,…
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Romans 1. 1-7Bottom-line, the gospel is, “God loves” …period, exclamation mark, end of sentence! Romans. Chapter one. Verses one through seven. That’s the Second Reading for this morning. Seven verses. A hundred and twenty-nine words. And, if you noticed, just…
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the third sunday of advent the PRAYER. . . Stir up the wills of all who look to you, Lord God, and strengthen our faith in your coming, that, transformed by grace, we may walk in your way; through Jesus…
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