Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus is preparing disciples for serving in the role of apostles. He is teaching them about the distinct difference between being students / followers, to becoming the ones sent out
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The social, religious, and even political climate Jesus was experiencing was a time of tremendous change. Lots of things were shifting, being challenged and changing. It seems that everywhere he
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Instead of separating himself from “tax collectors and sinners” like many religious leaders have, Jesus comes to dinner, sharing a meal but even more we notice that Jesus has been
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We need to be really clear in remembering that the first group of disciples were a lot like we are, we are a lot like them. They walked with Jesus,
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Fifty Days after His resurrection, Jesus' followers were altogether in one place. Together they experienced the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in ways so dynamic that the evidence was "undeniable".
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There was something about the way Jesus prayed that drew the disciples to ask him, "Lord teach us to pray." Jesus teaches them a manner of praying that first acknowledges,
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"When you start with the God of Love, justice is never very far behind". This quote from Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes reminds us that the ways of Jesus are so
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Led by: Pastor Starr Sermon Title: A Better Offer Reading: Acts 7:55-60 Psalm: 31:1-5, 15-6 Gospel: John 14:1-4 Music Musicians: Sande Rice & Arline Walter Opening Hymn: He Is Lord
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This text ( John 10:1-10 ) describes a community of shepherds who share a "sheep pen", a protected and sheltered place where each shepherd can know their sheep are safe
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"...but we had hoped that he was the one". There is something about these words, "but we had hoped", that tells us just how fragile our "hoping" can be. It
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