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 A text – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 13:1If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 13:2 And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as to removeContinue reading “Epiphany of Love – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13”

A text – Luke 2:22-40 22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), 24 and they offered a sacrifice accordingContinue reading “Simeon and Anna – Luke 2:22-40”

A text – Psalm 19 1 The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.3 There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard;4 yet their voice goes out through all the earth and their words to the end ofContinue reading “The Happy Path – Psalm 19”

A text – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made toContinue reading “How Do We Get to Community? 1 Corinthians 12:12-31”

A text – Luke 4:14-21 14 Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding region. 15 He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue onContinue reading “Way Bigger – Luke 4:14-21”

A text – Psalm 36:5-10 5 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; your judgments are like the great deep;    you save humans and animals alike, O Lord. 7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of yourContinue reading “God the Refuge – Psalm 36”

A text – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be ignorant. 2 You know that when you were gentiles you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “LetContinue reading “Gifts Used for Others – 1 Corinthians 12”

A text – John 2:1-11 2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, whatContinue reading “The Quiet Hidden Sign – John 2:1-11”

A text – Psalm 29 1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice ofContinue reading “The Voice of the Lord – Psalm 29”

A text – Acts 8:14-17 14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit 16 (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had onlyContinue reading “A Lesson Taught by God – Acts 8:14-17”