One of the things we do in Church is to read small parts of the Bible out loud. It probably wouldn't surprise you a bit that they did that in Jesus' time too. In fact, our gospel story for today is about a time when Jesus was asked to read scripture in the place he grew up in.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany C3 – 23-Jan-22”
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Jesus said, in our gospel reading for today, that the scripture was being fulfilled in their hearing. He meant a lot by saying that, but one thing he meant was that they would see God doing exactly what God had promised in that scripture.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Epiphany 3c – 23-Jan-22”
In our gospel story for today Jesus is at a party and, like some parties, this one ran out of things to drink. The person who was having the party was embarrassed. Some of the guests were embarrassed.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany C2 – 16-Jan-22”
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The gospel reading today is an ... interesting one. It's a bit hard to figure out what to make of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding. What does that show us about who Jesus is and who God is?… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Epiphany 2C – 16-Jan-22”
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Jesus was invited to a lot of meals for various reasons. Some folks wanted him to perform a miracle for them. His first is recorded in the gospel reading for today, changing water into wine.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Baptism of the Lord C – 9-Jan-22”
In our gospel story for today people were asking John if he was the Messiah, the one who God would send to do amazing things and show God's love and power to people. John said he wasn't the Messiah.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Baptism of the Lord C – 9-Jan-22”
You've probably all heard the story of the wisemen coming to visit the baby Jesus. We hear it every year about this time. What do you remember from the story of the wisemen? [Wait for answers]
One important thing about this story is that it shows us that Jesus wasn't just for one group of people.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany C – 6-Jan-22”
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When Matthew includes the wisemen in the story of Jesus' birth he's highlighting a point that's made throughout the ministry of Jesus: Jesus had come as messiah to the people of Israel, but he was also savior of the whole world.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Epiphany C – 06-Jan-22”
Our gospel reading for today is from John. Now John writes in a way that can be difficult to understand. He talks about light and about being born from above and sometimes it can be hard to figure out what he means.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Christmas 2C – 2-Jan-22”
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It's probably no accident that the beginning of the book of Genesis and the beginning of the gospel of John begin with the same words, "In the beginning..." John wants us to know that this Jesus we're about to read about is one with the one God who created all things.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Christmas 2C – 2-Jan-22”