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Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him as they would to their creator. We also listen to him and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear.

Scripture Readings: Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; Mark 4:35-41

Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him as they would to their creator. We also listen to him and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear.

Scripture Readings: Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; Mark 4:35-41

God sows many seeds of which we are unaware and brings hope to their growth beyond our expectations. Jesus finds the power of God in unexpected seeds even in very tiny ones which may not appear impressive, but which can grow with power beyond our understanding.

Scripture Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17; Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15; Mark 4:26-34

God sows many seeds of which we are unaware and brings hope to their growth beyond our expectations. Jesus finds the power of God in unexpected seeds even in very tiny ones which may not appear impressive, but which can grow with power beyond our understanding.

Scripture Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17; Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15; Mark 4:26-34

A house divided against itself cannot stand. Jesus makes this observation in light of charges that he is possessed. He is not possessed by a demon, but is filled with the Holy Spirit. We who have received the Holy Spirit through baptism have been joined to Christ’s death and resurrection and knit together in the body of Christ. Those with whom we sing and pray this day are Jesus’ family. With them we go forth in peace to do the will of God.

Scripture Readings: Genesis 3:1-19; Psalm 130; Mark 3:20-3

A house divided against itself cannot stand. Jesus makes this observation in light of charges that he is possessed. He is not possessed by a demon, but is filled with the Holy Spirit. We who have received the Holy Spirit through baptism have been joined to Christ’s death and resurrection and knit together in the body of Christ. Those with whom we sing and pray this day are Jesus’ family. With them we go forth in peace to do the will of God.

Readings: Genesis 3:1-19; Psalm 130; Mark 3:20-35

When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is community within God. Our experience of this is reflected in Paul’s words today. When we pray to God as Jesus prayed to his Abba (an everyday, intimate parental address), the Spirit prays within us, creating between us and God the same relationship Jesus has with the one who sent him.

Scripture Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8; Romans8:12-17; Mark 1:1-12

When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is community within God. Our experience of this is reflected in Paul’s words today. When we pray to God as Jesus prayed to his Abba (an everyday, intimate parental address), the Spirit prays within us, creating between us and God the same relationship Jesus has with the one who sent him.

Scripture Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8; Romans8:12-17; Mark 1:1-12a

Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Crossing all boundaries that would separate us, the Spirit brings the wideness of God’s mercy to places we least expect it—to a crowd of strangers of different lands and tongues, to dry bones, to our weak hearts. Jesus promises his disciples that they will be accompanied by the Holy Spirit, and that this Spirit reveals the truth. We celebrate that we too have been visited with this same Spirit. Guided by the truth, we join together in worship, and then disperse to share the fullness of Christ’s love with the world.

Scripture Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15

Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Crossing all boundaries that would separate us, the Spirit brings the wideness of God’s mercy to places we least expect it—to a crowd of strangers of different lands and tongues, to dry bones, to our weak hearts. Jesus promises his disciples that they will be accompanied by the Holy Spirit, and that this Spirit reveals the truth. We celebrate that we too have been visited with this same Spirit. Guided by the truth, we join together in worship, and then disperse to share the fullness of Christ’s love with the world.

Scripture Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15