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From Advent through Christ the King Sunday, the Weekly Bible Text Reflections, based on the Revised Common Lectionary pericopes, offer timely insights on the Sunday lessons and readings for special festivals throughout the church year. Useful as sermon helps or as downloadable bulletin inserts to be shared with the entire congregation. Check out the “Activity Corner” for a weekly engaging intergenerational learning experience based on the day’s biblical texts.

A JOURNEY OF LOVE

April 14, 2006

Watching and Climbing Mount Golgotha: Jesus gives up his life willingly! And he gives it up willingly for us! view/download file (.PDF format)

April 13, 2006

Love and Remembrance: Here the lamb is remembered, not once, but again and again, each time disciples eat and drink together. view/download file (.PDF format)

April 9, 2006

Save Us Now! A king is coming – one who will not – cannot – rule by the methods used by other rulers: the war chariot, the lash, crucifixion. view/download file (.PDF format)

April 2, 2006

Do you want to see Jesus? Jesus promises to draw all people to himself when he is “lifted up from the earth.” view/download file (.PDF format)

March 26, 2006

Looking at Our “Shadow Side”: Look on your own “bronze serpent” and live. Come from the shadows into the light. view/download file (.PDF format)

March 19, 2006

Cleaning House: God promises to destroy “the way the world works” – the temples of social rank and economic power. view/download file (.PDF format)

March 12, 2006

I will be God to you: It’s a hard thing when God doesn’t live up to your expectations, but maybe it’s helpful to turn back to God’s expectations. view/download file (.PDF format)

March 5, 2006

A Divine Model of Repentance: Any true penitence of ours is grounded in God’s faithfulness. view/download file (.PDF format)

March 1st - Ash Wednesday

Remember That You Are Dust: Ash Wednesday, together with the forty days of Lent that it ushers in, is a time for taking stock and putting things in perspective. view/download file (.PDF format)

IN FAITH WE PROCLAIM GOD’S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE

February 26, 2006

An Invitation with a Difference: To Levi, Jesus extended an invitation with a difference, and he extends the same invitation to us. view/download file (.PDF format)

February 26, 2006 - Transfiguration

Wanting to Stay … Needing to Leave: From Jesus’ transfiguration, we learn that we are called to carry out our respective ministries in the world, not apart from it. view/download file (.PDF format)

February 19, 2006

The Mercy of a Total Healing: Commit yourself afresh to remaining open to God's love and grace in the world. view/download file (.PDF format)

February 12, 2006

Getting Beyond Ourselves! No one should be excluded from the circle of our love, because no one is excluded from God’s love. view/download file (.PDF format)

February 5, 2006

Have you not known? Have you not heard? Don’t be shortsighted about God, and don’t underestimate God. God is with us for the long haul. view/download file (.PDF format)

January 29, 2006

Do You See the Light? To live in the light of Christ means that we focus our actions on what is right in God’s eyes. view/download file (.PDF format)

January 22, 2006

The Time of Repentance, the Time of Discipleship: The cost of discipleship implies a radical breaking with one’s former way of living. view/download file (.PDF format)

January 15, 2006

“Speak; your servant is listening”: Samuel is presented as the one who will be the mediator of God’s Word to the people. view/download file (.PDF format)

January 8, 2006

Jesus’ Baptism – An Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: In his baptism, Jesus pours out the Holy Spirit on all who would receive it. view/download file (.PDF format)

January 6, 2006

Shine Forth: Epiphany reminds us that Christ’s love for everyone breaks down barriers. view/download file (.PDF format)

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