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John 21:1-19

Their recent failures had to be still fresh wounds. Peter was probably replaying the scene- his three denials- over and over again. Each “I do not know this man” stabbing him again and again. How could he deny his friend? “I never knew him” looping over and over and over again. The other disciples, sitting in the boat with Peter, were reflecting on their own failure to stand strong. In the garden, those last, precious moments with Jesus, they spent asleep. Asleep. They fai

Michael Palmer

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Acts 2:14a, 22-32

I confess that, when I sat down to study this passage, I was more intrigued by what was left out of the lectionary selection than I was by that selected. Our text includes the narrative introduction of Peter’s speech (14a) before immediately jumping 8 verses to the speech’s middle. Why, I wonder, does our text leave out Peter’s “defense” against the charge, from some in the Jerusalem Pentecost crowd, of the disciples’ drunkenness? Why also, does the selection leave off so sud

Megan M. Pardue

5 days ago4 min read

1 Peter 1:3-9

Peter begins his first epistle with a brief identification of himself and his audience, showing that it is a general letter addressed to those “chosen” of God but focusing on an audience in Asia Minor (now Turkey, vv 1-2). After those formal introductory pieces, Peter immediately breaks out into a doxology, an offering of praise to God “who rebirthed us into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from out of the dead.” For Peter, this is the gospel, the “good

Timothy Crutcher

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Psalm 16

“How then shall we pray?” Even if we might not readily admit it, this is a question that haunts many Christians in our day-to-day lives. I describe this question’s presence in our lives as a haunting presence because we are, more often than not, given the impression that prayer should come to us naturally— that prayer is as simple as talking across the table to a friend. While this may be the experience for some, I am not sure it is the case for the majority of our congregant

Jacob Morris

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John 20:19-31

Jesus’ work in the world is not done. He now sends us to be his Spirit-filled hands and feet in the world.

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Call to Worship: Charles Wesley One: Blessed be God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. + Many: And blessed be God's Kingdom, now and forever. Amen. One: O God, you called us by name to come, and we respond with delight and gladness Many: In joyful obedience, we come to worship our God. One: Rising out of the depths of despair, we gratefully gather for worship. Many: In joyful hope, we come to worship our loving God. One: Our God had given us a new song of praise to sing to our Aw

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