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Getting Ready for Advent 2
Introduction to the Word for Worship For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and...
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- Nov 16
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Christ the King
Reflection on the Word in our Worship [God the Father] has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of...
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- Nov 10
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship And Jesus said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, I am he!’...
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- Nov 2
- 2 min
Getting Ready for All Saints' Sunday
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to...
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- Oct 20
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship "[T]he tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his...
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- Oct 12
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his...
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- Oct 4
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian...
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- Sep 27
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Christ Jesus . . . abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2...
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- Aug 31
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. -Luke 14:27 (NET) I...
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- Aug 17
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship God is our refuge and strength, * a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,...
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- Aug 11
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship "I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled!" Luke 12:49 (ESV) Love...
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- Aug 4
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. -Luke 12:32...
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- Jun 30
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Third Sunday after Trinity
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a...
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- May 19
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Sixth Sunday in Easter
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,...
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- May 12
- 3 min
Getting Ready for the Fifth Sunday in Easter
Reflection on the Word in our Worship 8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, * long-suffering, and of great kindness. 9 The LORD is loving...
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- Apr 28
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the Third Sunday in Easter
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are...
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- Apr 13
- 2 min
Encounter the Risen Christ on Easter
Reflection on the Word in our Worship Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who...
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- Apr 13
- 2 min
Adoring Christ on Good Friday
Reflection on the Word in our Worship After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He...
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- Apr 13
- 2 min
Preparing for Maundy Thursday
Reflection on the Word in our Worship 25 He rained down manna upon them to eat * and gave them food from heaven. 26 So mortals ate the...
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- Apr 11
- 3 min
Learning Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
I still remember the first time I saw the words "Good Friday" on a calendar. I wondered what it meant and what made that particular...