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The Season after Pentecost: Year C, Proper 6

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Forgiveness 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a Psalm 5:1-8 Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 Congregations practice hospitality as a way of welcoming stranger and visitor into the forgiving fellowship of the church. Today’s Gospel is an example of how Jesus offers forgiveness. … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost: Year C, Proper 5

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

Life out of Death 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) Psalm 146 Galatians 1:11-24 Luke 7:11-17 Both the Old Testament and our Gospel readings for today tell similar stories in which the dead are brought back to life. Both of the stories … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Sunday of Easter: Year C

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Love One Another Acts of the Apostles 11:1-18 Psalm 148 The Revelation to John 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Jesus repeatedly speaks of being glorified. At the time, the disciples assumed he was using the term in the traditional sense, that he … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Sunday of Easter: Year C

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

The Good Shepherd Acts of the Apostles 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Revelation to John 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 Scripture frequently uses the metaphor of shepherd and sheep to describe the relationship between the faithful and God. Easter 4 is often referred to … Continue reading →

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The Second Sunday of Easter: Year C

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Proof Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32 Psalm 118:14-29 The Revelation of John 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 Easter continues this Sunday (and every Sunday), but today we hear the two appearances of the Risen Lord before the disciples. On the evening of … Continue reading →

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Easter: Year C

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

The Resurrection Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 I Corinthians 15:19-26 Luke 24:1-10 In the Palestinian culture of the time, it was the task of the women to prepare the bodies of the dead for … Continue reading →

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Lent 5: Year C

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Anointing Isaiah 53:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-18 We hear the story of Jesus being anointed by a woman in all four gospel accounts. In today’s account from John’s Gospel, Mary (the sister of Martha and Lazarus) anoints Jesus … Continue reading →

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Lent 3: Year C

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Being Called Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 63:1-8 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Baptism is a calling into ministry. For the Christian, baptism is the “burning bush” experience that makes sense of the rest of one’s life in Christ. The fact that … Continue reading →

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Lent 1: Year C

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Temptation Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 On this first Sunday of Lent we read of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell us that Jesus was intentionally led into the desert, where he … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Year C

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Rejection Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20 Luke 4:21-32 It is difficult to speak God’s Word. In the Hebrew Scriptures, we have countless stories of prophets being rejected and ignored by the people they were sent to speak to. … Continue reading →

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