Sunday Sermon March 16, 2025

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Sunday Reflection (March 9, 2025)

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Sunday Reflection  upon Luke 13:1-11

This Lenten Season, may we mainly focus on the serious sins that lead to tragedy: Sins that damage communities and friendships and disrespect God; Sins like gossip, the use of malicious and hurtful words, and allowing greed, hatred, and vengeance to get a foothold in our hearts. These sins can tear apart the fabric of our relationships and lead to spiritual and emotional devastation. Other serious sins include dishonesty, betrayal, and neglect of the needy.     

As we draw closer to God and each other in love and concern, we must remember that we are not alone in our journey. The Lenten Season is a time when our community comes together to take responsibility for our actions that hurt and injure others. It is a season to bring as much peace and healing to our relationships as possible, knowing that we have the support of our fellow Believers. When we are tempted to do good for the right reasons, the Holy Spirit leads us in the way of Christ.

Prayer for the Week (March 9-March 15, 2025)

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Let us pray to our living God that we turn our heart to God:  God, lead us through the Holy Spirit with your Son Jesus to the desert of questions and temptations so that you speak to our heart and bring us back to you in loving trust.  Help us to discard all that leads us astray and to look for you and the plans you have for us and the world.  May your Spirit give us the mentality of Jesus, so that we seek your will in all we do.  Amen.

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Sunday Sermon March 9, 2025

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Prayer for the Week (March 2-March 8, 2025)

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Let us pray that we grow in the likeness of Christ:  God of life and glory, at the Mount of Transfiguration, your Son was revealed in splendor before he suffered death upon the cross.  Grant that we, beholding his majesty, be strengthened to follow him and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; for he eternally dwells with you and the Holy Spirit, One God now and forever.  Amen.

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Sunday Reflection (March 2, 2025)

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Sunday Reflection upon 2 Corinthians 3:18 

Created in the image of God, we have the potential to reflect God’s glory to the world. This potential is realized as Christ is formed within us and among us. This means that the character and nature of Christ, as revealed in the Bible, becomes a part of our own character and is manifested in our interactions with others. The Holy Spirit’s transformation enables us to mirror the likeness of the Christ we behold, infusing our lives with God’s beauty. The glory of the Lord illuminates our darkness and floods it with light. Created in the image of God, we have the potential to reflect God’s glory to the world. This potential is realized as Christ is formed within us and among us. This means that the character of God, as revealed in Christ, becomes a part of our character and is manifested in our interactions with others. The Holy Spirit’s transformation enables us to mirror the likeness of the Christ we behold, infusing our lives with God’s beauty. The glory of the Lord illuminates our darkness and floods it with light.

Sunday Sermon March 2, 2025

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