Category: Traditional

May 29, 2022

Traditional – Unexpected Acts of Staying When You Could Go

  Corresponding Scripture: Acts 16:19-34 (NRSV) 19 But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men, these Jews, are disturbing our city 21 and are advocating customs […]

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May 16, 2022

Traditional – Unexpected Acts of Inclusion

  Corresponding Scripture: Acts 11:1-18 (NRSV) 11 Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” 4 Then Peter […]

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May 9, 2022

Traditional – Unexpected Acts of New Life

  Corresponding Scripture: Acts 9:36-43 (NRSV) 36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was […]

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May 2, 2022

Traditional – Unexpected Acts of Turned Around Lives

  Corresponding Scripture: Acts 9:1-9 (NRSV) 9 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. […]

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April 25, 2022

Traditional – Unexpected Acts of Courage

  Corresponding Scripture: Acts 5:27-32 (NRSV) 27 When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.” […]

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April 25, 2022

Traditional – Easter 2022

  Corresponding Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 (NRSV) 24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in, they did not find the body. 4 While they were perplexed about this, […]

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April 11, 2022

Traditional – God Moves Us: God Moves To Trust Jesus

  Corresponding Scripture: Luke 19:28-40 28 After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will […]

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April 4, 2022

Traditional – God Moves Us: God Moves Us With Tears of Love

  Corresponding Scripture: Luke 7:36-50 (NRSV) 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. 37 And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of […]

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