January 4th 2025

"When God Moved Into the Neighborhood"

 

Readings:

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Ephesians 1:3-14

God has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing. Before the foundation of the world, God chose us in love, destined us for adoption, and redeemed us through Christ's sacrifice. This passage emphasizes that salvation is entirely God's gracious work- rooted in God's will and fulfilled in Christ. Through the Holy Spirit, believers are sealed with the promise of redemption, living for the praise of God's glorious grace. 

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John 1: 1-18

Jesus is the eternal Word of God, present at creation and the source of life and light for the world. Though the Word came into the world He made, He was not fully recognized or received. Yet to all who receive Him, Christ gives the power to become children of God. The passage culminates in the mystery of the Incarnation: The Word became flesh and lived among us, revealing God's grace and truth and making God known.​

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December 21 2025

Mary's Revolutionary Song

 

Readings:

Isaiah 35: 1-10

Luke 1:46-55

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Both readings proclaim God as the One who brings hope, restoration, and joyful reversal. God turns what is barren, broken, and overlooked into places of life and praise, lifting up the humble and strengthening the weak. Both passages celebrate God’s faithfulness to His promises and invite rejoicing in a salvation that restores people, renews creation, and sets things right. Mary's song in Luke 1:46-55 proclaims that God works through ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary purposes. It is a proclamation of God's upside-down kingdom, where grace and justice meet.

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