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The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 12, 2023 Matthew 25:1-13 The Time In Between— A Time For Watchfulness! 1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take […]

All Saints Day November 5, 2023 Revelation 7:9-17 The Time In Between— A Time to Focus on Future Glory! 9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were […]

Reformation Sunday October 29, 2023 Daniel 6:10-12, 16-23 The Time In Between— A Time for Steadfast Faith! 10Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he […]

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 15, 2023 Matthew 22:1-14 A Story of Foolish Rejection! 1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused […]

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 8, 2023 Matthew 21:33-46 A Story of Reckless Patience! 33“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. 34When the harvest time […]