Category: Modern

August 17, 2025

Modern – Abide: We are the Branches | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference – John 15:5-8 (CEB): I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, then you will produce much fruit. Without me, you can’t do anything. If you don’t remain in me, you will be like a branch that is thrown out and dries up. Those branches […]

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August 10, 2025

Modern – Abide in Jesus, The True Vine | Rev. Maggie Dunaway

Scripture Reference – John 15:1-5 (CEB): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit. You are already trimmed because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain […]

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August 3, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus: Restored Hope | Brett Toole

Scripture Reference – Luke 24:13-35 (NASB): And behold, on that very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. But their eyes were kept from […]

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July 27, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus: Simon, or Peter? | Jeremiah Toole

Scripture Reference – John 21:15-19 (CEB): When they finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you […]

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July 20, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus | Margaret Grubic

Scripture Reference – Luke 10:38-42 (NRSVUE): While Jesus and his disciples were traveling, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his message. By contrast, Martha was preoccupied with getting everything ready for their meal. So […]

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July 14, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus:Transformation at The Table | Asia Lerner-Gay

Scripture Reference – Luke 19:1-10 (NRSVUE): He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed […]

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July 14, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus: Clean on the inside | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference – Luke 11:37-41 (CEB): While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to share a meal with him, so Jesus went and took his place at the table. When the Pharisee saw that Jesus didn’t ritually purify his hands by washing before the meal, he was astonished. The Lord said to him, “Now, you Pharisees […]

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July 14, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus: Humility | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference – Luke 14:1-14 (CEB): One Sabbath, when Jesus went to share a meal in the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely. A man suffering from an abnormal swelling of the body was there. Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Does the Law allow healing on the Sabbath or […]

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June 24, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus: Enough | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference – Luke 9:10-17 (CEB): When the apostles returned, they described for Jesus what they had done. Taking them with him, Jesus withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds figured it out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about God’s kingdom, and healed those who were sick. When the […]

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June 24, 2025

Modern – Dining With Jesus: Father’s Day | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference – Luke 7:36-50 (CEB): One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. After he entered the Pharisee’s home, he took his place at the table. Meanwhile, a woman from the city, a sinner, discovered that Jesus was dining in the Pharisee’s house. She brought perfumed oil in a vase made of alabaster. Standing […]

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