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OPEN THE DOOR. WALK IN THE LIGHT!
The first disciples are struggling as they live and participate in history-making of what we refer to as Holy Week and Easter. Their lives have literally been turned upside down and inside out. We look …
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EASTER AND SPRING FLOWERS
I remember picking flowers one Easter Sunday after a morning worship service. I couldn’t have been more than five or six years old, because we moved from Waxahachie, Texas to Hotchkiss, Colorado when I was …
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PARTICIPATING IN THE JOURNEY CALLED THE WAY OF THE CROSS
I have had a problem with calling this day Good Friday. From my first impression I have to say: So, what’s good about the day that Jesus is crucified. To me it’s always seemed like …
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THE LAST SUPPER
It was the last supper that Jesus had with his disciple’s before his death, before the Passover. And He knew his time was coming. He knew he would be leaving. He knew that the dawn …
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IF THEY ASK JUST SAY THE LORD NEEDS IT
Jesus liked to tell parables It seemed to him a good way to get a message across. People relate to something that is recognizable in their context, relevant to the marketplace; relevant to the work …
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WATCHERS ON THE WALL
In our psalm this morning, the psalmist says: “I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my hope. My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen wait for …
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ANNOINTING NEW LEADERSHIP
In our first reading this morning, Samuel is on a mission to anoint a new King. King Saul has been a major disappointment, and he’s just not cutting the mustard anymore. God tells Samuel to …
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OKAY, SO I HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT. NOW WHAT?
The Spirit of God has called to our spirit – “Come with me, I have a plan for you, somewhere for you to go; something for you to do.” Last week’s Old Testament reading was …
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FREE ACCESS INTO GOD’S MOST HOLY PRESENCE
In our first reading Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, and we are told that when he came down from being in the presence of God, his face was so bright that people were afraid …
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PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE
We are introduced to two prominent disciples, Simeon and Anna; prominent in the sense that they are important in the life of Christ and the gospel narrative of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple …
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