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Hospitality 101

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There is nothing like finding a place where you feel like you are at home. A little kindness, someone making the extra effort for you- it all ends up feeling like a special gift. This is especially true at church- some extra touches and careful intention can make people feel welcomed and valued. For the fall we are going to explore different intentions that can widen and deepen our hospitality. What are we doing well? Where can we improve? How can we become the place that feels a little like home in the midst of this wild world we live in?

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 18:1-14, Psalm 5, Luke 19:1-10 

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12th Sunday after Pentecost

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Invited and inviting—that is the nature of the church. By God’s grace we have a place at Christ’s banquet.

Accompanying Scripture:
Proverbs 25: 6-7a, Psalm 112, Luke 14: 1, 7-14  

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11th Sunday after Pentecost

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How often do we miss the point and argue over the details. Today’s stories are a reminder to focus on what matters. Stop pointing the finger. Stop putting rules over people’s well being. As we let go of our grip, our gardens flourish and we become partners with God to repair the breach.

Accompanying Scripture:
Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8, Luke 13:10-17

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

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The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today in worship we are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”

Accompanying Scripture:
Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82, Hebrews 11:29–12 

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The Good Shepherd

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The Lord tells us to be ready. Are you ready for whatever comes your way? Hip hop artist, Suga Free, sings the line, “if you stay ready, you ain’t got to get ready.” As the body of Christ, we are charged with the task of being ready to serve. A month ago, Jesus reminded us that we are to serve our neighbors. We are to serve each other. We need to break away from the walls of the church and be servants of Christ in the world.

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 15:1-6, Psalm 33:12-22, Luke 12:32-40 

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

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Persistence works out! At least that what the readings suggest- keep asking, don’t give up, even one person is worth saving. As God persistently loves us, in prayer we too can be persistent, asking and wondering and dreaming and pleading for all we need.

Accompanying Scripture:
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 , Psalm 48, Luke 12:13-21 

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

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Persistence works out! At least that what the readings suggest- keep asking, don’t give up, even one person is worth saving. As God persistently loves us, in prayer we too can be persistent, asking and wondering and dreaming and pleading for all we need.

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 18: 20-32, Psalm 138, Luke 11:1-13 

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

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Perhaps the church, at its best, is “all ears.” God urges the faithful, again and again, to “listen up!”—to heed the word that gives life. So it was with Abraham and Sarah as well as Mary and Martha. So it is for Sunday as we join the assembly to hear the word of God, the word of life.

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 18:1-10a , Psalm 84, Luke 10:38-42  

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

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What makes someone a neighbor? Explore the parable of the Good Samaritan in our context today. How are we neighborly? How are we not neighborly? Does it matter who our neighbors are? Some tough questions to ponder but in the end Jesus teaches us to love our neighbors. Period. There are no exceptions. It is hard to give unconditional love but as Christians, we are commanded by Jesus to love our neighbors.

Accompanying Scripture:
Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10, Luke 10:25-37 

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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In this week’s gospel Jesus has seventy followers close enough that he trusts them to be sent out in pairs to heal the sick and announce that God has come near. Seventy trusted preachers. Thirty-five pairs of preachers telling the good news of God in word and deed. Consider the assignment Jesus gives to the ones he sends. First, they are sent to cure the sick. Second, they proclaim that “the kingdom of God has come near.” It has been said that “you don’t throw a drowning person a sandwich.” Jesus sends the seventy out with not only words of comfort but with acts of grace as well. We too are sent out into the world to serve in the name of Jesus not just with words, but also by welcoming others, sharing bread with the hungry, and offering compassion to the afflicted.

Accompanying Scripture:
Isaiah 66:10-14, Psalm 66:1-9, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 

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