January 25, 2026
Scripture Reference – Luke 15:1-7 (NRSVUE): Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, […]
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Scripture Reference – Psalm 18:1-6 (NRSVUE): I love you, O Lord, my strength.The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, so I shall be saved from my enemies. The cords of […]
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Scripture Reference – John 15:1-5 (NRSVUE): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide […]
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Scripture Reference – John 15:1-4 (NRSVUE): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide […]
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2026
Scripture Reference – Matthew 25:14-21; 34-36 (NRSVUE): “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. At once the one who had received the […]
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Scripture Reference – Matthew 25:31-46 (NRSVUE): “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and […]
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2026
Scripture Reference – Luke 15:11-32 (NRSVUE): Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the wealth that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled […]
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Scripture Reference – Luke 15:11-32 (NRSVUE): Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the wealth that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled […]
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Scripture Reference – Matthew 2:1-12 (NRSVUE): In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard […]
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Scripture Reference – Isaiah 63:7-9 (NRSVUE): I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,because of all that the Lord has done for us and the great favor to the house of Israelthat he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.For he said, “Surely they are my people, children […]
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