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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...
Foolishly Faithful
This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany. This week’s gospel text is from Matthew 5:13-20. These verses charge Jesus’ followers to act as “salt and light”, serving as moral preservatives and illuminating witnesses in...
Redefining the Blessed Life
This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany. This Sunday we hear about Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount”. We Gather to Worship Prelude: “Meditation on “St. Columba”, arr. Dr. Gregory Hamilton Welcome Order of Confession...
Following Jesus
This Sunday is the third Sunday of Epiphany. The gospel text is from Matthew 4:12-23. This passage provides insights into the early days and weeks of Jesus’s ministry. Jesus does not opt for the comforts...