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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.

ON FIRE WITH THE SPIRIT OF LOVE

November 23, 2006

A Harvest of Thanksgiving: Despite life’s difficulties, there is much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day... a God who loves us enough to supply all our needs. view/download file (.PDF format)

November 26, 2006

Christ is Lord! Christ is King! - Christ the King Sunday is a Sunday that functions as a stop sign. view/download file (.PDF format)

November 19, 2006

Mark’s “Little Apocalypse” - While focusing on things pertaining to the “last days,” Mark’s words remind us also of how we are to live in the present. view/download file (.PDF format)

November 12, 2006

Oil, Flour, and Acts of Obedience: God honors those who offer him the best of what they have. view/download file (.PDF format)

November 5, 2006

Words Worth Repeating: Passing on the faith to succeeding generations is a matter of great care and preparation. view/download file (.PDF format)

November 1, 2006

A Foretaste of the Feast to Come: God has prepared a feast for all nations, and death has been swallowed up forever! view/download file (.PDF format)

October 29, 2006

From Blindness to Obedience: Bartimaeus can be considered the perfect disciple. He hears and he responds in faith. Jesus calls him, and he follows. view/download file (.PDF format)

October 22, 2006

A Ransom: May we all be so touched by God’s love and Jesus’ sacrifice that we seek to serve others and relinquish our own rights. view/download file (.PDF format)

October 15, 2006

Religious but not Righteous: One cannot uphold religious or moral codes and not pursue righteousness. view/download file (.PDF format)

October 8, 2006

It's Not Simply about the Children: What is it about children that led Jesus to use them as examples to make a point? view/download file (.PDF format)

October 1, 2006

Caring for the Weak: Seek to live at peace with one another instead of striving for power that triumphs over the weak. view/download file (.PDF format)

September 24, 2006

Filling in the Gap: Jesus asks the disciples what they were arguing about. view/download file (.PDF format)

September 17, 2006

Learning to Think Like God: Jesus tries to give the disciples a deeper understanding of what his being the Messiah involves. view/download file (.PDF format)

September 10, 2006

Reversing the natural order of things: Faith must result in action – action that transforms the way the world is. view/download file (.PDF format)

September 3, 2006

Unmasking Religiosity and Rituals: God seeks obedience in action. view/download file (.PDF format)

August 27, 2006

A Declaration of Allegiance: Discipleship is not for the weak or fainthearted; it is an allegiance unlike any other. view/download file (.PDF format)

August 20, 2006

Food for Thought: How do we react when God’s Word convicts our lifestyle? view/download file (.PDF format)

August 13, 2006

Food for Life: God has a history of being Jehovah Jireh—the Lord our provider. view/download file (.PDF format)

August 6, 2006

One God, Father of All People: God, who loves us like a Father, is the Source of all good things. view/download file (.PDF format)

July 30, 2006

Not Just Loaves and Fishes: We are asked to give what we have and let God be the one to use it and multiply it. view/download file (.PDF format)

July 23, 2006

Holding Fast in Times of Trouble: Over and over we are told that God is in control. view/download file (.PDF format)

July 16, 2006

Praise, Honor, Glory, and Blessing: Claim the blessing and live in such a way that shows our constant praise for what God has done for us! view/download file (.PDF format)

July 9, 2006

Getting Past the Familiar: May Jesus' message once again "scandalize" us and not make us blind to who he is. view/download file (.PDF format)

July 2, 2006

Faith Casts Out Fear: How people respond to what they hear, not to what they see. view/download file (.PDF format)

June 25, 2006

The Great Calm in the Storm: The “great calm” only adds to the disciples’ shock. view/download file (.PDF format)

June 18, 2006

Planting Seeds of Hope: Are we nurturing our soil by feasting daily on God’s Word? Is our seed growing and yielding good fruit? view/download file (.PDF format)

June 11, 2006

The Father, the Son, the Spirit: God’s holiness and our own vocation for holiness is manifested through our brotherhood with Jesus and the action of the Spirit. view/download file (.PDF format)

June 4, 2006

Reminders of God’s Abiding Presence: The Spirit renews, guides, intercedes, and empowers us at all times. view/download file (.PDF format)

GOD’S LOVE BRINGS NEW LIFE

May 28, 2006

The Road to Faithfulness: While little may have ever been written about Justus, perhaps attention should be paid to this seemingly unlucky man. view/download file (.PDF format)

May 25, 2006

Divine Clothing: As 21st-century witnesses, the Ascension of Our Lord reminds us that we, too, are commissioned to spread the Good News. view/download file (.PDF format)

May 21, 2006

True Friendship: It is extended even to those who are sure they won’t be able to cut it. view/download file (.PDF format)

May 14, 2006

How Can I Understand Unless Someone Helps Me? It’s important to remember the Ethiopian’s question. view/download file (.PDF format)

May 7, 2006

Called to Shepherd or Mother One Another: We are here to love each other by providing, protecting, and nourishing one another. view/download file (.PDF format)

April 30, 2006

God’s Love – The Power Behind the Throne: The God to be worshiped is the One who heals the afflictions of the lame and others whom we would deem to be beyond the realm of God’s reach. view/download file (.PDF format)

April 23, 2006

The Uncommon Life: How do we keep Easter joy pulsing through the year? view/download file (.PDF format)

April 16, 2006

Easter People: The first “corporate identity” for Jesus’ followers stamped them as Easter people—members of the body of the resurrected Christ. view/download file (.PDF format)

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