Faith, Fear, and Following

This Easter Sunday, Pastor Doug shares about how both in Jesus’ birth and death, those who were with him had fear because they didn’t know the rest of the story, but the angels and Jesus reminded them and us that we need not be afraid, Jesus has been raised. Christ is alive and near. Happy…

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April 11 – Psalm 51:1

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.”

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Good Friday Reflections

Dear sister and brother seekers, I commend to you these short meditations on the death of Jesus that were originally prepared for the Nauset Interfaith Good Friday service at St. Christopher’s Church in Chatham. Read or print the reflections are in this document: Good Friday Reflections I believe reflecting upon them in our homes is…

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April 10 – John 16:22

“So you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”

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Maundy Thursday

Pastor Doug shares three stories this Maundy Thursday, about people in the Bible going through difficult times, followed by a time of prayer and communion.

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April 8 – John 12:26

“Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.”

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The Heavy Days

John 11 A man dies, and his family grieves. It’s a story known in homes around the world, among the rich and poor in every era. You could fill it with names that you know. But in John 11, the man’s name is Lazarus, and his sisters are Martha and Mary. Their brother becomes sick,…

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Why She Touched Him

Luke 8:40-48 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. (verse 43) We don’t know her name. We know she is exhausted, physically and emotionally. She is isolated, kept at a…

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Nevertheless

Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. (verses 36-37) …. And going a little farther he fell…

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