Posts Tagged ‘Baptism’
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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 2:14a, 36–41, 1 Peter 1:17–23, Luke 24:13–35 My week usually feels like the Road to Emmaus. Sunday is…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are, Exodus 17:1–7; Romans 5:6–11; John 4:5–30; 39-42 A pastor could go 30 different directions in deciding how to preach…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:21-30, 43-48 Jesus said to the disciples, “You have heard that it was…
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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 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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