The Gift of Understanding
The Third Sunday of the Easter Season Today’s gospel text is from Luke 24:13-35. On the road to Emmaus, Jesus walks with the disciples, opening their minds to Scripture and revealing the meaning of their...
The Gift of Peace
The Sunday After Easter Today’s gospel text is from John 20:19-31. This powerful passage details Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances to his fearful disciples and doubting Thomas, highlighting the transition from fear to faith, the commissioning of...
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Easter Sunday: The Gift of Nothing
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP Prelude: Festive Trumpet Tune, David Ibinaiye An Eastertide Hymn Rondo Karen Beaumont (b.1965) Choir Introit Begin the Song of Glory Now Easter Acclamation Welcome Easter Litany...
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Encounters in Jerusalem
Today’s gospel text is from Matthew 21:1-11. This passage tells us that the time has come for Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Thus, Jesus does something he has consistently refused to do up to this...
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Encounters with Grief
The Fifth Sunday in Lent The gospel text for this 5th Sunday in Lent is from John 11:1-45. This long passage recounts Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, serving as a profound demonstration of his...
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Encounters in Healing
The Fourth Sunday in Lent The gospel text for this 4th week in Lent is from John 9:1-38. This passage is the familiar story of Jesus healing a man who was born blind. The main...
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Encounters at the Well
The Third Sunday in Lent The gospel text for this Third Sunday in Lent is from John 4:5-42. Jesus’s encounter with a Samaritan woman at the well illustrates his mission to break social, racial and...
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Encounters in the Night
The Second Sunday in Lent The gospel text for this second Sunday in Lent is from John 3:1-17. Jesus explains to Nicodemus, a Pharisee, that physical life is not enough; one must be transformed spiritually...
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Encounters in the Wilderness
The First Sunday in Lent The gospel text for this Sunday is from Matthew 4:1-11. This passage recounts Jesus’ 40-day temptation in the wilderness, where He successfully resisted Satan’s lures of selfish power, testing God...
Go Tell It on the Mountain
The gospel text for this Transfiguration Sunday is from Matthew 17:1-9. These powerful verses describe the transfiguration of Jesus, where Jesus reveals his divine glory to Peter, James and John, on a high mountain. His...