Posts Tagged ‘baptism promises’
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are: Psalm 89:1–4, 19–26, Romans 16:25–27; Luke 1:26–38 We celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas, but do we really know what…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary. Sunday’s scriptures are Isaiah 25:6-9, Phil 4:1-9, and Mt 22:1-14 Jesus’ Parable of the Wedding Banquet is the obvious hiding in plain…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary. Sunday’s scriptures are 1 Corinthians 12:1-13, Acts 2:1-21 You might be asking, “Where is the Gospel?” Sunday’s Gospel is according to St.…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary. Sunday’s scriptures are Acts 2:42–47, 1 Peter 2:19–25, & John 10:1–10 Well it’s Good Shepherd Sunday, and each year how many ways…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Is 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, Mt. 3:13-17 The authors of all four gospels wrote about Jesus’ baptism, but in only…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Isaiah 52:7-10, Hebrews 1:1-4 and John 1:1-18 As I write this late on Christmas Eve, I am thinking about…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are 2 Timothy 1:1-14 and Luke 17:1-10 “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Psalm 51, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 15:1-10. Psalm 51 is such a beautiful and reassuring promise. We often…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-7, Luke 13:10-17 I’ve always been a little confused when Jesus said, “I have not come…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary. Sunday’s readings are Jeremiah 23:5-6, 23-29, Hebrews 11:29–12:2 29, and Luke 12:49-56 “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how…
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