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John 13:1-17 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper…
You just heard this story…did anyone hear it for the first time? what are some of your first impressions? What is the story about? There is healing that takes place in this story… but I don’t know if we can call it a healing story… a man born blind is given sight… The healing is a launching point for some theological discussion…
SCRIPTURE Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you…
Narrator Matthew 26:14 – 16 (Judas) Pastor Doug 14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him. Voice of Judas Sally…
Luke 24:1-11 (NRSV, slightly adapted) On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside…
Text: Luke 23:26-38 26As they led Jesus away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him. 28But Jesus turned to them…
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way…
Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while…
Lectionary Reading: PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 Who doesn’t like a parade, except maybe the band marching behind the Clydesdales or the folks who have to sweep everything up? Parades are a time of celebration, like this week when UCONN won not just one but two national championships in basketball. Last month thousands of people lined up for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with the…
When I was a kid I loved to climb trees, especially the pepper tree in our backyard. My sister and I even built a rickety tree house that we played in for hours, until one day it came crashing with me in it. From the tree you could spy on neighbors, hide from parents, and even gain access to the roof. I…