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Transfiguration

Last Sunday we learned that a lot of churches have started the season of Lent, which is the six weeks before Easter. Just like during Advent, during Lent there’s a whole series of traditional Scripture readings. Last week we started … Continue reading →

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Temptation

Good morning, Friends! Christmas has been over for a long time now. Valentine’s Day is history, today we changed our clocks, St. Patrick’s Day is next week. What’s left? Easter, of course! Easter is just six weeks away. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Not worthy

Good morning, Friends! We’ve got kind of a funny story for our gospel reading this morning. By “funny”, I mean that it looks like one kind of a story, but really, it’s another. On the surface, this looks like a … Continue reading →

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Not righteous, but sinners

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. Then Levi held a great … Continue reading →

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Two or three together

Good morning, Friends! Every time I ask people what their favorite verse of the Bible is, I tend to get similar answers. Everyone likes the Lord’s Prayer, the 23rd Psalm, maybe John 3:16. Some people mention the Beatitudes and the … Continue reading →

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Everyone can do these things

Good morning, Friends! I chose today’s Scripture reading because I like to talk about love, and it’s coming up on Valentine’s Day. Usually, we save today’s Scripture for weddings. How many of you have ever heard 1st Corinthians 13 read … Continue reading →

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A living community

Good morning, Friends! Since the beginning of January, we’ve been talking about what it means to be a spiritual community. Some it’s probably been a review for you, maybe you’ve picked up some fresh ideas. We’ve talked about what it … Continue reading →

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A growing community

Good morning, Friends! Ever since New Year’s, we’ve been talking about different views of what it means to be a spiritual community – a community that prays, a community that lives in unity, a community based on hope. Today I … Continue reading →

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A community of hope

Good morning, Friends! I hope you’re all doing well! Last week at worship, we had fun with the children’s message. One of our kids, little Lillie, helped tell the parable of the one little sheep that got lost, and the … Continue reading →

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A united and peaceful community

Good morning, Friends! I hope you’re all doing well this week. Thank you all for coming this morning. I know the weather isn’t great, and I appreciate the effort you made to be here! Last week, we talked about prayer. … Continue reading →

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