Luke
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Interactive Prayers Stations on Church’s Vision & Mission & the Good Samaritan
“preach good news to the poor… proclaim freedom for the prisoners… recovery of sight for the blind… release the oppressed… proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4.18) Many churches have a mission statement, but it is good to provide opportunity for parishioners to reflect on the mission statement and how they participate in the…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Evangelism, Discipleship, Servanthood, and Diversity
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4.15-16) This interactive…
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Interactive Prayer Stations on Gratitude & the Ten Lepers
17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17.17-18) The parable of the Ten Lepers is an opportunity to examine how we respond to the blessings Christ gives…
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Mary & Martha: Women in Ministry in the 21st Century
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.…
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Advent: A Prayer, My Subaru, & Community
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there,…