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Sunday, August 16 Bulletin

Sunday, August 16 Bulletin

August 13, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / /

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Psalm 133 offers the subversive claim that to live in unity with kindred – human and all of creation — is to experience the blessings of God.   A Gentile woman’s persistent and unconventional actions move Jesus to break down the barrier between Jew and Gentile. As told in Matthew 15:10–12, 21–28, her faith in God, who works through human activity, changes things for the better.

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Sunday, August 9 Bulletin

Sunday, August 9 Bulletin

August 6, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

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In Matthew 14:22–33, we read that the disciples are in a boat, terrified by a raging storm. Jesus comes across the water and saves them. Jesus is amazingly comfortable with the churning water, which the Hebrew people feared as chaos. The disciples grow in their certainty of Jesus’ identity God’s anointed one.
This morning we will be sharing in the sacrament of Holy Communion. For those coming to in-person worship you are welcome to receive the bread and cup from Pastor Daniel or bring your own bread and/or juice/wine. The sacrament will be brought to you while you are seated in the pews. If you are participating in worship via live streaming, please prepare communion with bread, a cracker, juice or wine or water. We will bless these gifts together and receive them as one community.

Sunday, August 2 Bulletin

Sunday, August 2 Bulletin

July 30, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

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Isaiah 55: 1-5 is an invitation to an abundant life.

As Jesus is wrestling with the news of the death of John the Baptizer, he goes off to a “deserted place by himself.” The disciples, and then the crowds, follow. As told in Matthew 14:13–21, Jesus challenges the disciples to feed the crowd, and blesses the meager rations they have into abundance. This morning we are pleased to welcome Liam Cumber, Emma Davis, Sasha Hoffman, and Jared Hueting into the life of the church through the Rite of Confirmation.

Your worship packets included a wooden fish. Place the fish in your worship centers as a reminder of the abundance of gifts we receive from God. Maybe you want to paint it or color it with markers.

Sunday, July 26 Bulletin

Sunday, July 26 Bulletin

July 24, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

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Romans 8:26–39 offers strong words of comfort for all who suffer and who see little concrete evidence for hope. The encouragement is to never give up because even in our weakness the Holy One is there to strengthen us with a love from which we can never be separated. Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52 gives testimony to the often hidden and subtle power of the Realm of God at work in our lives and world. The parables tell that the reality of God’s realm is at work now, and we are called to decide if this is the realm in which we choose to live.

During the Thought for the Day, we will be sharing in a blessing of the Bibles.

Sunday, July 19 Bulletin

Sunday, July 19 Bulletin

July 16, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

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July 19                       

In Romans 8:12–25, Paul demonstrates the relationality of God and God’s people through the language of adoption. God offers believers a new familial structure in which they are rightful heirs to God’s realm.   One in a series of parables about the reign of God, Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 invites hope-filled trust in God. There is mystery in how God plants, nurtures, and weeds to secure a harvest of promise.

Sunday, July 12 Bulletin

Sunday, July 12 Bulletin

July 6, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

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July 12                       

God’s generous and surprising ways are addressed in Jesus’ parable of the sower, found in Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23. God sows the seed of God’s word generously among all people. The work of God’s realm will yield a certain harvest, despite the tensions and struggles among those who receive the word.

Sunday, July 5 Bulletin

Sunday, July 5 Bulletin

June 30, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

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July 5                                                                                                 

Jesus offers a relationship that leads to fullness of life, yet Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30 reports that many resist Jesus’ hospitality. Jesus likens them to two groups of children at play who can’t agree on a game and find fault with all that is offered.

Today we will reopen the doors of the church for Sunday morning worship.  As a small group meets in the sanctuary, we know that we will continue to be gathered in many homes across Frederick and the United States as well as Germany.                                       

For your worship center, you have a little sparkly thing to add as a reminder of the joy we share as a community in Christ.

Sunday, June 28 Bulletin

Sunday, June 28 Bulletin

June 26, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

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June 28

Genesis 22:1–14, one of the most dramatic stories in the Bible, when read carefully, seems to have the message of trust in a God of goodness. Many find this story harsh: Abraham hears a command to sacrifice his own son Isaac, Abraham prepares to do so and is stopped in the last second.  Matthew 10:40–42, Jesus’ words provide a simple but difficult charge to those who wish to be disciples: to recognize Jesus and other prophetic voices in the most marginalized people in society, and to choose generosity.

 

The Rev. Carolyn Roberts will be preaching