getting out the WORD
the third sunday in lent the PRAYER. . . Eternal God, your kingdom has broken into our troubled world through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your word and obey it, and bring your…
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the third sunday in lent the PRAYER. . . Eternal God, your kingdom has broken into our troubled world through the life, death, and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your word and obey it, and bring your…
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24 March 2019 Luke 13. 1-9Restoration through compassion, love, and charity – not retribution phrased as “Repent or Perish” – is the Word of God! by Fred Behnken, parish lay minister Many of us here this morning have had the…
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the second sunday in lent the PRAYER. . . God of the covenant, in the mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the world. Gather all peoples into your arms, and shelter us with your mercy, that we…
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17 March 2019 the Prayer of the Day: God of the covenant, in the mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the world. Gather all peoples into your arms, and shelter us with your mercy, that we may…
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06 March 2019 Matthew 6. 1-6, 16-21Faith is, forever, rooted in god’s love! It’s called “The Substitutionary Theory of Atonement,” or something like that! It’s been around, in one form or another, for a long, long time. And here in…
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ash wednesday the PRAYER (alternate). . . Gracious God, out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life, creating us to serve you and our neighbors. Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness, and strengthen…
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24 February 2019 Luke 9. 28-36Church is rooted in a vision of god’s love! I don’t know how many times, over the years, I’ve read the story. From Matthew, Mark, Luke. Each and every year, it’s always there. The last…
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the 7th sunday after epiphany the PRAYER. . . O Lord Jesus, make us instruments of your peace, that where there is hatred, we may sow love, where there is injury, pardon, and where there is despair, hope. Grant, O…
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24 February 2019 Luke 6. 27-38We give. . . just like god! “Will work for food.” We’ve all seen the sign, at one time or another. On a vacation to a big city. Even here in Midland, on the way…
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17 February 2019 Luke 6. 17-26The gospel is a tsunami of love! I think it’s, probably, safe to say, we love a good disaster! Not necessarily the real life kind. But certainly, the ones on the silver screen! The bigger…
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