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Blessed Are Those Who Persevere

FIRST READING 1 SAMUEL 1:4-20 / GOSPEL MARK 13:1-8 Our first reading this morning is the very beginning of the story of one of the greatest Old Testament Prophets – Samuel – whose mother Hannah goes through a great trial before … Continue reading

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Many Measures of Mercy

FIRST READING JOB 42:1-6, 10-17 / GOSPEL MARK 10:46-52 Our Old Testament scripture this morning begins, of course, with Job’s response to God, after God has finally dressed him down for questioning why He does – or doesn’t allow anything. And … Continue reading

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The Great Escape

PSALM 124:1-8 / SECOND READING JAMES 5:13-20  Have you ever made a seriously “great escape” in your life? I guess it could be an escape from a place or a moment or even a person who you felt threatened by in … Continue reading

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Partaking of The Word Made Flesh

FIRST READING 1 KINGS 2:10-12, 3:3-14 /  GOSPEL JOHN 6:51-58 Of ALL the things that Solomon could have asked for . . . he asks for nothing more than the wisdom to be able to discern good and evil, that … Continue reading

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Thou Shall Not Hate

FIRST READING JAMES 1:17-27/ GOSPEL MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23  Watching the tragic events unfold at Smith Mountain Lake, in which two of our local television reporters were gunned down in cold blood by a deranged former co-worker, was heart bruising and … Continue reading

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Where Did Jesus Go?

Isaiah 53: 1-6 / John 14: 1-6 I have to confess that I have had a good time with Todd’s name for this event “The Jesus Explosion!” It’s an ear catcher to be sure and of course Todd’s use of the … Continue reading

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The Truth – Or Nothing At All

FIRST READING ACTS 4:5-12 / SECOND READING 1 JOHN 3:16-24  Well, after healing the sick beggar in the streets of Jerusalem Peter is now willing to really raise the stakes. Last week we talked about how he boldly confronted the crowds … Continue reading

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The Claim of The Holy Spirit

FIRST READING ACTS 3:12-19 /  Luke 24:36-49  The beginning of our passage really is rather humorous the way Peter addresses the people that have just witnessed him healing a beggar in the street. “Hey! You Israelites! Why do you wonder … Continue reading

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Jesus, The Anti-Venom of God

FIRST READING NUMBERS 21:4-9 / GOSPEL JOHN 3:14-21  I’m going to be honest with you. Snakes scare the bejeezy out of me – and then some. Not only am I sacred of snakes, I just don’t like them in general. Slithering … Continue reading

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Driven Away

FIRST READING GENESIS 9:8-17 / SECOND READING 1 PETER 3:18-22 / GOSPEL MARK 1:9-15 When is the last time you were “driven” by something or someone? No, not like “down the road” as in “Driving Miss Daisy,” but rather “driven” as in … Continue reading

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