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Bible Reading Guide 2009 - English
Daily Bible Reading Guide 2009 - Spanish
EPIPHANY: A TIME TO PROCLAIM GOD'S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE
January 6, 2009
Unexpected Visitors: Who were they, these travelers from the east?
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Christmas: A Time for Sharing Tidings of Joy
January 4, 2009
Equipping Ourselves for a New Year: The Scripture readings challenge us to remember not just who we are, but how we are to act as God's special people.
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December 28, 2008
Blessings in the Midst of the Ordinary: Christmas and the season of Christmas are about unexpected joys.
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December 25, 2008
Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Despite our fears, our failures, our foibles, God loves us and seeks to bless us.
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December 24, 2008
Great Expectations: God, in his divine wisdom, gives us not just what we expect, but what we really need.
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Advent: A Time of Hopeful Expectation
December 21, 2008
The Lord has greatly blessed you: May our hearts be like Mary's - open to God's "interruptions" and willing to receive the blessing of God's precious gift to us.
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December 14, 2008
"I am not ...": In saying who he is not, John the Baptist reveals his identity as one who bears witness to the Messiah.
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December 7, 2008
How Shall We Prepare? Like John the baptizer, we, too, are called to be God's messengers to proclaim "the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God."
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November 30, 2008
Watch Out and be Ready! The King is coming - is your heart prepared to receive him?
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Pentecost: A Time to be Filled with God's Holy Spirit
November 27, 2008
God Is Good! Give Thanks! We are undeserving of God's favor; nevertheless, he gives it to us.
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November 23, 2008
Judgment Day: Signs of hospitality are what define a life lived in response to the Gospel's message.
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November 16, 2008
The Parable of the Talents as a Call to Creation Care: People of faith must help all of creation to flourish until the master returns.
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November 9, 2008
Waiting for the Bridegroom: We must prepare ourselves to be wise followers of Jesus - keeping our lamps lit and burning - ready to greet him when he comes.
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November 2, 2008
Practice What You Preach: While Jesus' remarks are directed to the religious opponents of his day, what do his words say to us today?
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October 26, 2008
Are You Genuine or Counterfeit? As believers, God sets a standard for us to follow.
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October 26, 2008 - Reformation Sunday
What is truth? As the Body of Christ on earth, the Church is called in every age to bear witness to the truth.
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October 19, 2008
Facing Choices: The kingdom of God ushered in by Jesus encompasses all of life, and everything belongs to God.
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October 12, 2008
Your're Invited...RSVP: Will we respond like the guests in the parable who ignored the request and went to their places of business as usual?
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October 5, 2008
Sour Grapes? Or Fruit that Endures? May we tend God's vineyard wisely.
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September 28, 2008
Who Gives You the Right...? This week's pericope from Matthew's Gospel finds Jesus in the temple engaged in a discussion with the leaders who try to entrap him.
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September 21, 2008
Is God Unfair? Yes, indeed, because God acts generously to all and does not treat us as we truly deserve.
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September 21, 2008
Hope for the Unworthy: Tax collectors were despised and hated by their own people for collaborating with the Romans who ruled Judea at the time. Yet, Jesus invited Matthew to follow him.
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September 14, 2008
How Many Times? Jesus' pronouncement points to forgiveness that is repeated and not bound by mathematical calculations.
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September 7, 2008
Teach Us, Lord, the Words of Life: The month of September provides us with an opportunity to "jump start" and renew our growth in faith.
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August 31, 2008
The Path of Suffering: The blueprint for discipleship involves total commitment.
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August 24, 2008
Who Do You Say I Am? Jesus poses a question to his disciples about this identity.
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August 17, 2008
Jesus - Man and God: One of the great mysteries of the Trinity is that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine.
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August 10, 2008
Don't Be Afraid - No Matter What! Where is our faith?
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August 3, 2008
More Than Fish and Bread: Giving what we have to God yields a bounty that we could never dare dream or imagine.
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July 27, 2008
Having Faith in the Purpose: Jesus teaches us to have faith in the purpose and take the process for granted.
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July 20, 2008
Don't Pull Out Those Weeds Just Yet! It is not up to us to judge who among us is wheat or weed.
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July 13, 2008
The Ham and the Sower: Both sower and the ham operate on faith alone.
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July 6, 2008
Can You Take a Yoke? Jesus' invitation to "take the yoke" conveys an invitation to discipleship.
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June 29, 2008
'Tis the Season: The story of Jeremiah and Hananiah reminds us that our faith journey is a quest for truth, not comfort.
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June 22, 2008
His Eye Is On the Sparrow: Jesus assures us that we are of value to God.
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June 15, 2008
Who Will Gather in the Harvest? Today, people are still as helpless and
confused as they were in Jesus' time, and are in need of God's saving
love.
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June 8, 2008
God Doesn't Want That! God doesn't want our hollow, scripted praise.
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June 1, 2008
A House on a Rock: Adhering to the will of God is likened to a house
built on a rock.
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May 25, 2008
A Quiet Trust: What distracts us from heeding Jesus' call to a life of
discipleship?
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May 18, 2008
The Mystery of the Trinity: The Trinity represents a promise kept.
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May 11, 2008
Receive the Holy Spirit: Today, we, as twenty-first century witnesses
to the gospel, are also recipients of God's Holy Spirit, this
life-giving breath of God.
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EASTER: A Time to Rejoice
May 4, 2008
Blessed Assurance: God cares for you! Jesus has entrusted us to God's
loving care.
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May 1, 2008
We Are Witnesses: We are called to turn our gaze from the clouds toward
wherever we are called to serve until that glorious day when Jesus
returns.
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April 27, 2008
Unmasking Idolatry with the Good News: We can no longer claim ignorance
because now we know... God is not an idol.
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April 20, 2008
Jesus Is the Way, the Truth, and the Life: Perhaps the hardest question
that Christians have to ask of themselves is "what does God want of me?"
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April 13, 2008
Jesus Our Good Shepherd: Jesus tells us that he is the gate through
whom all who enter will be saved.
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April 6, 2008
An Encounter with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus: Fortified by Jesus'
appearance, encouraged by his words, and emboldened by a renewed sense
of hope, two followers return to Jerusalem to report the good news to
Jesus' other disciples.
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March 30, 2008
Moving Beyond Doubt: We are all "Doubting Thomases" at some point or
another.
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March 23, 2008
Go and Tell: We are missionaries of the resurrection message.
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LENT: A TIME TO FOLLOW JESUS TO THE CROSS
March 21, 2008
Jesus' heart-wrenching cry from the cross reveals to us how intimately
he identified with human suffering.
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March 20, 2008
Discerning God's Plan for Your Life: Jesus promises a joy that comes
from serving.
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March 16, 2008
I Am a Broken Dish: Jesus has been gathering broken people into a
community of hope.
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March 9, 2008
I Felt the Lord's Power: We have seen with our own eyes and known in
our lives that God is a God of deliverance.
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March 2, 2008
Things Done in the Dark: God's light shines into each kind of darkness.
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February 24, 2008
"He Told Me Everything I Have Ever Done!" One hot noonday, Jesus speaks
with a woman at a well about "living water": surprising her that he
would talk with her at all.
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February 17, 2008
You Can Hear the Wind: God's Spirit works in its own way, like the
wind, not something you can see directly.
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February 10, 2008
They Were Naked: When Adam and Eve realized they were naked, they knew
how exposed, how vulnerable they were.
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February 6, 2008
Stepping Back from the World's Distractions: Whatever you do to make
Lent a time of spiritual renewal, remember what Jesus said about where
to put your focus.
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EPIPHANY: A TIME FOR CELEBRATING GOD'S GIFT FOR ALL PEOPLE
February 3, 2008 - Transfiguration
Eyewitnesses: With awe and wonder, Christ's Transfiguration concludes
the Epiphany season.
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February 3, 2008
Hungry? Thirsty? This New Year is a good time to examine our spiritual
diet.
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January 27, 2008
Walk in the Light! We lose the revelation of God in Christ Jesus when
we step out of the light.
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January 20, 2008
Who are you looking for? The Gospel text confronts us with this
penetrating question.
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January 13, 2008
On Jordan's Bank: As we stand on "this side of the Jordan," in what
ways will God's presence be manifested in our lives?
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January 6, 2008
By Another Road: Epiphany invites everyone to receive God's precious
gift of inclusive love as made known to us in God's beloved Son, Jesus.
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CHRISTMAS: A TIME FOR SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF JOY
December 30, 2007
Out of Egypt: Egypt, in all your ambiguity, between shelter and threat,
haven and tears, you have a role in God's unraveling plan.
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December 25, 2007
Two Nativity Scenes: Even when nativities bring us sorrow and apparent
darkness, they also reveal God's glory and translate darkness into
light.
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December 24, 2007
Great Expectations: A king in a manger? Surely there must have been
some mistake.
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ADVENT: A TIME OF HOPEFUL EXPECTATION
December 23, 2007
Faith and Doubt, Hope and Fear, Joy and Sorrow:
people think Joseph was in a very difficult position.
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December 16, 2007
Building Hope With Bricks of Justice: God's sacred highway has already
been built and is being added to daily.
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December 9, 2007
Make Room for God: In this season of Advent, we are once again called
to make room in our hearts for the Holy One who is to come.
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December 2, 2007
Surprise! The Advent season is upon us; a time to get ready for God's
wonderful surprise.
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PENTECOST: IN FAITH WE RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
November 25, 2007 (Christ the King)
God's Story Board: Our God brings us peace and new life, but sometimes
they come to us over the path of adversity.
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November 22, 2007 (Thanksgiving)
The Reason to Give Thanks: Let us remember to be thankful for God's
gift, his son Jesus Christ, a gift that is too wonderful for words!
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November 18, 2007
Joy to the World? We live in a time when many are hard pressed to find
joy in the world.
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November 11, 2007
I know that my Redeemer lives! To see the face of our Redeemer is to
see the face of God.
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November 4, 2007
Lost and Found: the Seeker Becomes the One Sought: In seeking Jesus,
Zacchaeus becomes the one sought after and saved.
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November 1, 2007 (All Saints Day)
The Making of a Saint: As God goes about making saints, he chooses
ordinary people and gives them extraordinary gifts.
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October 28, 2007 (Reformation Sunday)
What is truth? As the Body of Christ on earth, the Church is called in
every age to bear witness to the truth.
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October 28, 2007
The Humble Will Be Honored: Humility is rooted in an abiding trust in
God.
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October 21, 2007
Culture, Translation, and Faith: The world has changed since Bible
times, but God's Word has not.
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October 14, 2007
The Grateful Samaritan: Jesus welcomes into God's family outcasts and
those living on the fringes of society.
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October 7, 2007
Faith is the Victory! It is our faith in God that will keep us on even
keel when all around us seems to go awry.
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September 30, 2007
Learning from the Disease of the Rich Man: Jesus taught about the
coming of God's Kingdom, that time when God will reverse the standards
of the world.
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September 23, 2007
Dishonest Wealth; Honest Work? We cannot put our energy into serving
God and serving wealth at the same time.
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September 16, 2007
It's Not What You Say; It's Who You're With When You Say It: Jesus
encourages us to hang with the "sketchy crowd" if we can show them what
it means to be a follower of Jesus.
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September 9, 2007
Do You Know What You're Getting Into? Jesus has never been interested
in part-time disciples.
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September 2, 2007
On Your Mark! While few of us will ever compete for medals or records,
we are all faced with challenges and obstacles that feel just as
urgent.
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August 26, 2007
The Unshakeable Kingdom: Everything in the created order eventually
fades. But a higher order of reality that is understood by believers,
through faith, is eternal.
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August 19, 2007
Where's your baton? The Scriptures say we run fueled and powered by
Jesus.
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August 12, 2007
God Bless Us, Everyone! We live in perilous times, and now, more than
ever, we need to re-examine our relationship with God and seek his
blessing.
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August 5, 2007
You Can't Take It With You! We can break free from the stranglehold of
greed because Christ gives meaning to our lives.
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July 29, 2007
Prayer, Petitions, and Praises: By his own example, Jesus shows us that
prayer should be consistent communication with God.
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July 22, 2007
Apostle to the Apostles: Mary Magdalene was called as a witness to
Christ's resurrection and to proclaim to others what she had heard and
seen.
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July 22, 2007
First Things First: Jesus taught several lessons on setting the right
priorities.
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July 15, 2007
Spelling It Out: The Word of God clearly spells out that we need to be
"doers of the word, and not hearers only."
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July 8, 2007
Travel Light! Get rid of pride, selfishness, self-righteousness,
bragging, and blind obedience to ritual.
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July 1, 2007
The Thread: Even a fragmented day filled with hardship can be a day for
the Kingdom if we connect it to the great thread of commitment, love,
and life that the Spirit has woven in our lives.
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June 24, 2007
Take It Outside! Recall Jesus' faithfulness and resolve in our hearts
that we will obediently "take his message outside."
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June 24, 2007 - Nativity of St. John the
Baptist
The Last "Old Testament" Prophet: John the Baptist is also a
forerunner what would be new by announcing that "the kingdom of heaven
will soon be here."
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June 17, 2007
Forgiven Yet Not Forgotten: Our identity has become relational,
inextricably intertwined with the One who has forgiven us of all our
sins.
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June 10, 2007
Restored to Life: As "Easter people," Christians are now restored to
new life and empowered by the Holy Spirit to tell everyone about Jesus.
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June 3, 2007
The Spirit of Truth: Proclaim Jesus' message "to the ends of the earth"
- a mission that expresses the unity of God, Jesus, and the Spirit.
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May 27, 2007
Transformation: Pentecost reminds us of the challenge to "move out" and
not "move up."
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EASTER: IN FAITH WE CELEBRATE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
May 20, 2007
You're invited... Come! We are invited into a relationship with God - a
relationship that is life-giving and that offers us salvation.
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May 17, 2007 (Ascension Thursday)
God's Kingdom... When? The kingdom of God is realized with the coming
of God's promised Spirit when his followers are "given power from
heaven."
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May 13, 2007
The Spirit that Teaches and Reminds: Love is to be the defining mark of
obedience and discipleship.
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May 6, 2007
Then, Now, and Always: Not for You Alone: This week's readings seem to
be inviting us to inhabit several places and "time zones" at once.
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April 29, 2007
The Shepherd and the Lamb: As we look ahead expectantly to Christ's
second coming, we get an apocalyptic glimpse of Christ, the Lamb of
God, enthroned.
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April 22, 2007
A Lakeside Breakfast: In a simple and loving act, Jesus feeds his
disciples and prepares them for the future.
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April 15, 2007
Locked out? Locked in? To those of us who are experiencing fear and
doubt, do we perceive Jesus standing outside the door?
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April 8, 2007 (Easter Sunday)
He is Risen! Alleluia! Jesus' resurrection validates our faith and
authenticates our Christian convictions.
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Lent - IN FAITH WE JOURNEY WITH JESUS
April 6, 2007 (Good Friday)
Watching and Climbing Mount Golgotha: Jesus' words to his disciples in
the Garden of Gethsemane are now his words to us: "Watch with me."
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April 5, 2007 (Maundy Thursday)
Love and Remembrance: Jesus, the victim, places his hands upon the ones
to be saved.
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April 1, 2007 (Palm Sunday)
In God's Hands: Jesus knew that his life was in his Father's hands.
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March 25, 2007
A Lavish Act of Love and a Humble Act of Service: Two actions - one
that is extraordinary and extravagant and one that is ordinary and
everyday - demonstrate love and devotion for Jesus and a response to
discipleship.
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March 18, 2007
One Walked Away; One Stayed Behind: The season of Lent is a time when
we are reminded of our need to repent and turn back to God, to "come
home."
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March 11, 2007
Be careful not to fall: God gives us a second chance over and over
again, even when we are undeserving of such boundless grace.
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March 4, 2007
A Fox and a Mother Hen: Herod as "fox" and Jesus as "mother hen"
foreshadow the mounting tension and diabolical confrontation that
awaits Jesus as he approaches Jerusalem.
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February 25, 2007
Worship the Lord Your God: We cannot claim ignorance of what God now
expects of us since God's law has been inscribed on our hearts.
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Epiphany - IN FAITH WE PROCLAIM GOD'S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE
February 18, 2007 (Transfiguration)
Shining Faces: In Jesus' Transfiguration we see the unveiled glory of
God.
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February 18, 2007
Love Your Enemies: Jesus' words are designed to push us out of our
comfort zones.
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February 11, 2007
Trusting in a World Turned Upside-Down: God's Kingdom is not about the
acquisition of things, but about living out our calling as Jesus'
disciples in a world that is more about hurting than about happiness.
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February 4, 2007
If you tell me to, I will: God challenges us to move from the safe,
shallow water of our lives into the troubled, deeper waters where our
faith can be tested.
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January 28, 2007
What's Love Got To Do with Confrontation? Confrontations, difficulties,
threats, tough times will end, but the love we receive and learn from
God will never end.
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January 21, 2007
The Body of Christ: How to square one's faith in the crucified and
resurrected Christ with internal squabbles and competing factions?
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January 14, 2007
Saving the Best for Last: Jesus himself embodies that which is best,
now and forever.
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January 07, 2007
The Lord Calls Us By Name: We belong to God who assures us that he has
rescued us and called us by name.
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January 06, 2007
By Another Road: Who were these "wise men from the east" led by a star
in search of a child "born to be king of the Jews?"
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