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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 26—September 25, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Jeff Lilley
Summary: In our Gospel, there was a man who had everything, and there was another with nothing, and he had sores. Which one did God love more? God loved each one the same; there is no connection between what we have and God’s love. What is missing for the rich man is that he didn’t see the poor man.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 25—September 18, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Bree Lloyd
Summary: Pr. Bree shares a story about how to deal with sad feelings. Sometimes helpful friends can spend time with us and help us feel better.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 24—September 11, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Jeff Lilley
Summary: In our Gospel, things get lost and people search for them. Sometimes it feels like we are lost, but God looks for us and finds us.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 23—September 4, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Jeff Lilley
Summary: Have you ever gotten a letter? Today we heard a letter from the Bible. In the letter, Paul wants to show God’s love. I’m going to give you each a piece of paper, and during the rest of church, you can write a letter to someone you know. And maybe you can share God’s love.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 22—August 28, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Bree Lloyd
Summary: Today I had you close your eyes and listen as people called to you, and you immediately recognized your mother’s voices. Sometimes we can clearly recognize God’s voice, but other times I find it harder to tell. I’m going to talk about this more in my sermon.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 21—August 21, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Bree Lloyd
Summary: Pr. Bree shares the story of Giovanni, the clown of God, whose vocation was bringing joy to the people and in the end to the baby Jesus.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 20—August 14, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Jeff Lilley
Summary: A few weeks ago, I took several of our youth to camp and experienced the mess teenaged boys can make. Our lesson from Isaiah shows God’s intentions of the best for God’s people and how they messed it up. In our Gospel, Jesus talks about dissention within families. But each reading ends with a blessing. No matter how broken our lives or the world, the hope remains that God’s vineyard will flourish. At camp I saw hope in our youth. Despite the messiness and brokenness, we persist in the hope that Jesus loves us and is always with us.
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Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 19—August 7, 2022
Preacher: Pastor Jeff Lilley
Summary: Today’s second lesson talks about the long journey of Abraham to the new home God promised. It was a long journey, but God was always with Abraham and his family. Wherever you journey in your life, God is with you, and you are always at home with God.