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Lenten Study 2024 – Week 3

There are many children in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, but they are often overlooked or by-passed by Sunday lectionaries and Bible studies. Even Sunday School curriculums rarely take time just to focus on the children, or the childhood of significant people in Scripture. Through this Lenten series we will be looking at some of…
Sunday Reflection – Lent III, March 3, 2024

Jesus at the Temple John 2 13 Not long before the Jewish festival of Passover, Jesus went to Jerusalem. 14 There he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves in the temple. He also saw moneychangers sitting at their tables. 15 So he took some rope and made a whip. Then he chased everyone out of the temple, together with…
Kids Korner: Jesus will rise up (Mar. 3rd)

Read John 2:13-22 with your family. In the Gospel of John, everyone knew that Jesus was the Messiah from the very start. The other Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke kept Jesus’ identity a secret until almost the end. Since everyone knew who Jesus was supposed to be, they didn’t listen well to what he…
Lenten Study 2024 – Week 2

There are many children in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, but they are often overlooked or by-passed by Sunday lectionaries and Bible studies. Even Sunday School curriculums rarely take time just to focus on the children, or the childhood of significant people in Scripture. Through this Lenten series we will be looking at some of…
Sunday Reflection – Lent II, February 25, 2024

Jesus predicts his death Mark 8 31 Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “The nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. He will be rejected and killed, but three days later he will rise to life.” 32 Then…
Kids Korner: Don’t say that (Feb. 25th)

Read Mark 8:31-38 with your family. Sometimes we have friends who support us in everything we do without a problem. Sometimes we have friends who support us even if they think we are making a bad choice. And sometimes we have friends who try to talk us out of things because they are afraid we…
Lenten Study 2024 – Week 1

There are many children in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, but they are often overlooked or by-passed by Sunday lectionaries and Bible studies. Even Sunday School curriculums rarely take time just to focus on the children, or the childhood of significant people in Scripture. Through this Lenten series we will be looking at some of…
Sunday Reflection – Lent I, February 18, 2024

Baptism & Temptation Mark 1 9 About that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. 10 As soon as Jesus came out of the water, he saw the sky open and the Holy Spirit coming down to him like a dove. 11 A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear…
Kids Korner: Baptism & Temptation (Feb. 18th)

Read Mark 1:9-13 with your family. The Gospel of Mark doesn’t give us story details like the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. We read the outline of a story, and then move on. The Gospel of Mark is very fast. In this scripture lesson we have both Jesus’ baptism and then Jesus going out to…
Ash Wednesday Reflection – February 14, 2024

Pillars of Lent Matthew 6 When you do good deeds, don’t try to show off. If you do, you won’t get a reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to the poor, don’t blow a loud horn. That’s what show-offs do in the synagogues and on the street corners, because they are always…