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Time - the long stretch between Easter and Advent. This is sometimes a grind and sometimes exhilarating and always Holy. We want to settle in and recognize this time of between. TEXT:   Psalm 8:1-2 Micah 6:8 TAKEAWAYS: Laugh Make someone else laugh Relax Help someone else relax Three times in the next week: Sit still in silence for five minutes, with nothing on the agenda but being open to what the Lord may - or may not - have for you. BENEDICTION:   For anyone who says yes to Jesus For anyone who  believes what Jesus said For anyone who  will just reach out to take it Then God will give them  this wonderful gift: To be born into A whole new Life To be who they really are Who God always made them to be -- Their own true selves -- God’s dear Child.

Tempus Per Annum means "Time Throughout The Year". In the liturgical church calendar, it is known as Ordinary Time - the long stretch between Easter and Advent. This is sometimes a grind and sometimes exhilarating and always Holy. We want to settle in and recognize this time of between with teachings that encourage us to do so.

Tempus Per Annum means "Time Throughout The Year". In the liturgical church calendar, it is known as Ordinary Time - the long stretch between Easter and Advent. This is sometimes a grind and sometimes exhilarating and always Holy. We want to settle in and recognize this time of between.   BENEDICTION: May love be stronger in us than the fear of the pain that comes with caring.   May we learn to make good out of what we're given Rather than only make sense of it.    May we find freedom in limitation- to fully give ourselves to what we can do rather than worry about what we cannot.    May we have the courage to believe that everything we do matters.    Amen. 

Tempus Per Annum means "Time Throughout The Year". In the liturgical church calendar, it is known as Ordinary Time - the long stretch between Easter and Advent. This is sometimes a grind and sometimes exhilarating and always Holy. We want to settle in and recognize this time of between.   TEXT: John 6:1-15   TAKEAWAYS: What for you is essential, what is good, what is trivial in this season?  Where is Jesus inviting you to trust him with the seemingly impossible?  Where are you? What do you have? Who are you with?    Consider sharing answers with a friend.    BENEDICTION: May love be stronger in us than the fear of the pain that comes with caring.   May we learn to make good out of what we're given Rather than only make sense of it.    May we find freedom in limitation- to fully give ourselves to what we can do rather than worry about what we cannot.    May we have the courage to believe that everything we do matters.    Amen. 

TEXT: Psalm 77:1-6a TAKEAWAYS:   Think about songs that have been there for your times Listen to them again...and remember Listen to Asaph by Loudharp Share a song with someone for this time If possible, thank an artist for the song they gave you for a time BENEDICTION: REPENTANCE AS PROTEST Father, forgive us For the hate that we deny Father, forgive us For turning a blind eye Teach us to love, To lay down our lives, like you

TEXT: Ephesians 2:8-9 James 2:14,17 Philippians 2:12-13   TAKEAWAYS: I want to get better at adding value. I want to get better at real vulnerability. I want to get better at disagreeing. I want to get better at there you are. I want to get better at proximity. I want to get better at helming find the unique gifts in people. I want to get better at prayer.   BENEDICTION: With the city of Charlottesville in mind: REPENTANCE AS PROTEST Father, forgive us For the hate that we deny Father, forgive us For turning a blind eye Teach us to love, To lay down our lives, like you

TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:17   TAKEAWAYS For one week, practice the Jesus prayer For one week, practice giving full attention to those who arrive in the middle of your things. Ask the Lord in that moment if it is in fact you who are arriving in the middle of Kingdom things. Google: “Ancient Prayers of the Church” Find a prayer of one of the saints and make it your prayer for awhile.   BENEDICTION   The Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.  

TEXT: Mark 10:35    TAKEAWAYS Who do I know to whom I can tell my truth? Start telling that person your truth. Interrogate your motivations in your relationships. In what relationships have I found equilibrium?   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

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TEXT: Ephesians 5:21    TAKEAWAYS Listen to the podcast Us & Them. It is very good. Pray for opportunities to confront and dismantle your Us & Them. Spend some time listening to and reading voices you would normally avoid.   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

TEXT: Exodus 25:1-22    TAKEAWAYS What are we saying or making or doing that makes a place for us to be present to God? Pay attention this week for the mercy seat Tell us about what happened between Sundays   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.  

TEXT: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34    BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

  BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

TEXT: 3 John   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

TEXT: Ephesians 5:11-21   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

TEXT Mark 12:38-44   TAKEAWAYS If you're not already doing so, begin to practice the generous principle of tithing to your local church for three months. Eat lunch at FoCo Cafe in the next week or two and pay it forward. Make a financial donation to some form of art that enriches your life.   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

TEXT John 6:1-5   TAKEAWAYS Give something away this week Thank someone for their excellent customer service For one day, answer the phone every time it rings no matter who it is   BENEDICTION Lord, turn our praises into hands that clothe the naked, arms that comfort the afflicted, tables that host the stranger, and shoulders that support the weary so that your name may be praised by those who live and die with their backs against the wall.  Amen.

TEXT Luke 7:36-50   TAKEAWAYS Next time I start telling myself an ungenerous story about someone, remind me of the words of Jesus, “Do you see…?” Next time I start telling myself an ungenerous story about someone, instead engage with the person generously. Next time I start telling myself an ungenerous story about someone, turn it into a generous story.   BENEDICTION Yours, Lord, is the greatness  and the power and the glory  and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom… Amen.