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Pentecost Sunday - E Pluribus Unum

5/29/2023

In so many ways, this world is a mess. It seems to be falling apart.
But through the eyes of Pentecost faith, you and I can dare to affirm that God's Holy Spirit is working to overcome discord and confusion in ways that we cannot possibly comprehend or even imagine.

- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
Gen 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21

A Promise of Great Things to Come

5/21/2023

The ascended Christ has descended into our lives, giving us the strength we need to face and overcome every possible challenge.
- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
John 17:1-11
Acts 1:1-11

Happy Mother's Day

5/14/2023

Jesus’ mother, certain women, and the disciples prayed together, contemplating Jesus’ charge for them to witness. And that charge extends to us. Every day is a new opportunity for witness. Every day is a new chance to take a stand.

- Ralph Graves

Scripture Readings:
Proverbs 11:10-12, 26-31; Acts 1: 6-14

A Silk Purse From a Sow's Ear

5/7/2023

If we want to see the Devil's face, all we have to do is look in the mirror.
God doesn't cause evil in this world. We do.
But God can take our evil, our sin, and produce something good and useful from it.

He brings light out of our darkness.
He brings right out of our wrong.
He brings joy out of our suffering.

- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings: 1 Peter 2:2-10; Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60

The Good Shepherd

4/30/2023

Today, more than ever before, we know that evil does exist. In spite of that, we can count on our Good Shepherd to be with us even in the darkest moments of our lives. No matter who we are, or what we are, he welcomes us with open arms.

- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
Psalm 23
John 10:1-18

Lost and Found

4/23/2023

God is still finding you and me today when we feel most lost ourselves. There's no limit, of course, to the ways God can find us.
Waking or sleeping,
laughing or crying,
moving or just sitting still,
we keep meeting God when we expect him least.
But need him most.

- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
Acts 2: 14-21; 37-42
Luke 24:13-35

Doubt and Faith

4/16/2023

Doubt and belief don't need to be pitted against one another. They can sit side by side, journeying with us. helping us along the way.

Belief is not something we achieve. It's something we continue to explore, and ask questions about, and stand in awe of.

- Erin Burt

Scripture Readings:
Psalms 16, John 20 19-31

Easter Sunday: A Time to Decide

4/9/2023

There's no way to prove or disprove that the resurrection of Jesus Christ really took place.

There's no way to disprove it either.

But there is one thing we can say with absolute certainty. The world has never been the same since.

- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
Acts 10:34-42
Mark 16:1-8

Maundy Thursday

4/6/2023

Society says that the more we take, the more we have.
But Christ says just the opposite.
The more we give, the more we will receive.
That's God's arithmetic, not the world's.

- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
Exodus 12:1-14
John 13:1-20, 31-35

Judas Iscariot: A Second Look

4/2/2023

Judas Iscariot, despite his actions, did repent.

And that, according to the tenets of our Christian faith, is the one thing, the only thing, the all-sufficient thing we must do to be forgiven.

That's good news not only for Judas.
It's also good news for us.
- Denny Burnette

Scripture Readings:
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:14-25; 27:3-10

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