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Imagining the invisible -- Colossians 1:15-28 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - C
I'm going to give each of you a card and a crayon.
They are precious in his sight -- 1 Timothy 2:1-7 -- Thanksgiving Day - B
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is Thanksgiving and it is a very special day.
Make the right choice -- Romans 12:9-21 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - A
Good morning! I thought I would let you make a choice this
A new way of speaking -- Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12) -- The Nativity of our Lord - C
A hundred years ago, most people spoke to one another
Newness of life -- Romans 6:1b-11 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. One thing about summer I love is
It's not fair! Or is it? -- Matthew 20:1-16 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a bottle of dish detergent
The church is the body of Christ -- 1 Corinthians 12:3b- -- Day of Pentecost - A
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is a very big day because today is the birthday of the church.
The truth -- John 8:31-36 -- Reformation Sunday - B
Good morning! I brought a picture of an eagle with me today
Our good shepherd -- 1 Peter 2:19-25 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Good morning! Today I brought with me a shepherd's staff. We
What's a martyr? -- Mark 6:14-29 -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - B
Good morning! How many of you know who John the Baptist was?
Meek saints -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - A
Good morning! This week is a big week for our country
Jesus is worthy! -- Revelation 5:11-14 -- Third Sunday of Easter - C
Which is worth more -- the nickel or the dime? If we judged by
Jesus, who are you? -- John 6:35, 41-51 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - B
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a mask with me this
The beginning and the end -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C
Good morning! How well do you all know your alphabet? How
A mystery solved! -- Ephesians 3:1-12 -- Epiphany of the Lord - B
Some people really like reading mystery novels. (Here you
Catching people -- Luke 5:1-11 -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C
Good morning! What do I have here? (Show the net and let
Sharing with others -- 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - B
Good morning, boys and girls.
A special symbol -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - A
Who knows what we celebrate next Sunday? (get responses) That's right!
Eyewitness testimony -- 2 Peter 1:16-21 -- Transfiguration Sunday - A
Good morning! I brought this newspaper clipping with me
Who's got the power? -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A
Good morning! I brought some pictures to show you today, and
The best bubble -- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. Do any of you like to blow
Receive the spirit -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - A
Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know whose birthday it is
The Spirit is like the wind -- John 3:1-17 -- Second Sunday in Lent - A
Good morning, boys and girls. I remember a big wind about a week ago and it was really something!
Faithful God -- Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - A
Good morning! Yesterday thousands and thousands of people were
Appreciating our baptism -- Mark 1:4-11 -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - B
Good morning! I want you all to come with me over here to

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But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,  for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.  As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (vv. 25-28)

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Call to Worship:

The madman cried out to Jesus, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" In our worship today let us explore what Jesus has to do with us and invite him to heal our brokenness.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we often find ourselves thinking, saying and doing things that we quickly regret.
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