YOU are part of ALL
September 23, 2018
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Proper 20, Year B
Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
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Gospel Text:
Jesus and his disciples passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
Stand Firm in the Armor of Love
August 26, 2018
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Proper 16, Year B
Ephesians 6:10-20
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
August 19, 2018
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Proper 15, Year B
Ephesians 5:15-20
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Scripture Passage:
Ephesians 5:15-20
Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sources:
[1] Laurie Goodstein and Sharon Otterman, “Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Report Says,” New York Times, Aug. 14, 2018.
[1] Richard Williams, “Aretha Franklin Obituary,” The Guardian, August 16, 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/16/aretha-franklin-obituary.
Necessary Still
August 12, 2018
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Proper 14, Year B
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
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Text of last year’s reflection here
Scripture Text:
Putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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