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  • Kids Korner: Mary is having a baby (December 22nd)

    Read Luke 1:39-55 with your family. Having a baby is very exciting, and it is scary. Mary believed in God and accepted that God chose her to be the mother of Jesus, but that did not mean she was completely relaxed about the whole thing. She was nervous. What would people think? How would they…

  • Sunday Reflection – Advent III, December 15, 2024

    Baptize with the Holy Spirit Luke 3 7  Crowds of people came out to be baptized, but John said to them, “You bunch of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming judgment? 8  Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don’t start saying you belong to Abraham’s family. God can turn…

  • Kids Korner: Meeting John the Baptist (December 15th)

    Read Luke 3:7-18 with your family. John had been wandering around the countryside teaching about the new world of God before Jesus started his ministry. Many people thought John must be the Messiah, the chosen one, but he constantly told them that someone else was coming, someone who as more special than John believed himself…

  • Sunday Reflection – Advent II, December 8, 2024

    Prepare the Way Luke 3 For 15 years Emperor Tiberius had ruled that part of the world. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was the ruler of Galilee. Herod’s brother, Philip, was the ruler in the countries of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the ruler of Abilene. 2 Annas and Caiaphas were the Jewish high priests.…

  • Kids Korner: Meeting John the Baptist (December 8th)

    Read Luke 3:1-6 with your family. John the Baptist was a cousin of Jesus, and they had probably visited when they were children and teenagers. They knew each other well. John was the one given the task of telling the world what to experience in Jesus. In today’s story, John quoted parts of the Hebrew…

  • Sunday Reflection – Advent I, December 1, 2024

    Have hope Luke 21 25  Strange things will happen to the sun, moon, and stars. The nations on earth will be afraid of the roaring sea and tides, and they won’t know what to do. 26 People will be so frightened that they will faint because of what is happening to the world. Every power in the sky…

  • Kids Korner: Advent begins (December 1st)

    Read Luke 21:25-36 with your family. We read a scripture in Mark that was like this just two weeks ago. Matthew, Mark and Luke all have this bit at the end of their Gospels telling people that things will be hard, but not to give up hope because God is in everything – not causing…

  • Sunday Reflection – November 24, 2024

    Is Jesus a king? John 18 33 Pilate then went back inside. He called Jesus over and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?” 35 “You know I’m not a Jew!” Pilate said. “Your own people and the chief priests…

  • Kids Korner: Is Jesus a king? (November 24th)

    Read John 18:33-37 with your family. In the days when Jesus was teaching, people tried hard to understand what he was trying to say, especially when the things Jesus said were so different from what they understood of the world around him. We have the same problem today. We expect Jesus’ stories and teachings to…

  • Sunday Reflection – November 17, 2024

    Do not look for signs or warnings Mark 13 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these beautiful stones and wonderful buildings!” 2 Jesus replied, “Do you see these huge buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place.” 3 Later, as Jesus…