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July 2023 Beacon
Here’s the July 2023 Beacon.
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Message Preview – Liminal Space
This Sunday, we will welcome the General Secretary for the American Baptist Churches, USA, Rev. Dr. C. Jeff Woods, sharing about “Liminal Space”, that space in time between here and there. Our theme verse for this week comes from Matthew 17:7-8, “But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.”…
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Verse of the Day July 3
We invite you to join us this week as we begin a new series, “Parables: Lessons for Living” This week focuses on Mark 12. Today’s reading is Mark 12:13-17, “Paying Taxes to Caesar.” Mark 13:17 says, “Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And…
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Verse of the Day July 2
We invite you to join us this week as we begin a new series, “Parables: Lessons for Living” This week focuses on Mark 12. Today’s reading is Mark 12:1-12, “The Parable of the Tenants.” Mark 12:10 says, “Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
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Happy Birthday
This week as we prepare to celebrate the 247th birthday of our nation, we welcome Rev. Tim Ensworth, sharing from Mark 12 how Jesus responded to the Pharisees, the Sadducees and us about how we should relate to each other and God. That when we love God, above everything else, our world grows bigger, full…
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Verse of the Day July 1
We invite you to join us this week as we begin a new series, “Parables: Lessons for Living” Today’s reading is Matthew 13:36-43, “The Mustard Seed Part 2.” Matthew 13:37-38 says, “ He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed…
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Verse of the Day June 30
We invite you to join us this week as we begin a new series, “Parables: Lessons for Living” Today’s reading is Matthew 13:31-35, “The Mustard Seed Part 1.” Matthew 13:32 says, “Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so…
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Verse of the Day June 29
We invite you to join us this week as we begin a new series, “Parables: Lessons for Living” This week’s focus is on the Parable of the Sower. Today’s reading is John 20:1-18, “In the Garden.” John 20:18 says “Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she…
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Message Preview – Happy Birthday
This week we welcome Rev. Tim Ensworth continuing our Parables series sharing from Mark 12. The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. ~ Mark 12:10 (TEV) Rev. Tim Ensworth is a retired United Church of Christ minister living in Blue Hill, Maine, with his wife,…
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