Weekly Sermon Podcasts With Pr. Marie Duquette: Recent Episodes
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Pr. Marie Duquette, with 16 years of preaching, brings the bible into current events in this podcast. A congregation, in Ann Arbor, MI, committed to the work of justice, mercy and inclusion. This liturgical year of 2021-2022 we use The Women's Lectionary For The Whole Church (written by Rev. Wil Gafney, PhD). We look into a more complete bible translation where we witness how the WOMEN were treated and how God used WOMEN to do God's work in the kin-dom.The song, Be Ye Lifted!, was authored & copyrighted by Ru Knoedler and sung by Roots & Wings. We thank Derek Bogan for his narrative.Support our ministry:Send a text message to 833-950-1405 with the amount you would like to contribute. Thank you for your support!
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Pr. Jen DeWeerth and Pr. Marie Duquette talk about ARREST
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What gift did God give us that keeps us strong and courageous?
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AND I DID. It horrified me but I did it....it's healing
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This sermon is not to be missed or messed with. You will be told.
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Using the Lord's Prayer with a realistic twist. Is this how we really pray? Nope
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What happens when your child graduates and leaves home? Where is Jesus then?
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What part do you play where Jesus cures the naked man chained and filled with demons? Are you Legion? Are you the pigs? Or are you the town crowd?
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Paul and Silas use their voices for more than preaching. Listen to this version of a deeper story about their experiences in prison
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Today we hear Jesus bless his disciples with peace—with the caveat, ”I do not give as the world gives.” How is the peace Jesus gives different than what the world gives? How do we experience the peace of Jesus in a time of conflict, violence, and turmoil?
The peace that Jesus provides may not be the calm we seek, but it is a kind of peace we need the most.
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On Palm Sunday there were two parades. One celebrating peace; the other provoking violence. Today we consider both and how we best carry on in this tension we live in still today.
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Today's sermon considers how being physically separated and close affects how we see one another, as well as how we recover what we lost in relationships, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Today we are talking about home: what it means to go home, to leave home, to return home, and how we welcome people home -- even those who bring with them guilt, shame, and regret.
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Today's sermon is a meditation on human suffering, and how God works with humanity to continually recreate life in the world.
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In today's Gospel we learn that Lent is about much more than giving something up or taking something on. It isn't about us and something else or someone else at all. Lent is about learning to look in the mirror and owning all that we see magnified back to us.
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Jesus' job never ends...more to do after his Transfiguration on the mountain.
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God always equips the called. God never calls the equipped.
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Today we hear how God's word to the reluctant prophet, Jeremiah, gives us an encouraging word that answers the question, what do we do in times like these?
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In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives his inaugural sermon, quoting from the prophet, Isaiah, and calling all those who heard him then, and hear him today, into action.
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Don't listen to Herod. Listen to James Taylor instead. (no transcript)
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Is it with much sadness to leave Detroit to accept another call, but Detroit has been there for me from the start and never turned it's back on this minister. Detroit is a City of Redemption and I'm an example of it....grit and all.
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Today we consider some of the apocalyptic prophecies of Jesus and what they might mean in the world today. Then we look at what to do now, and how to find our way forward.
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All Saints Sunday is a day in the church in which we remember all those we have loved who have died -- all the saints. Today's Gospel reading tells the story of Jesus, when he wept because Lazarus had died, and when he resurrected Lazarus, even though he had been dead four days. The reading from Revelation gives us glimpses into what eternal life might look like. Today, Pastor Marie shares a vision of heaven taken from her own theological imagination. It is not Gospel in and of itself; parts of it though, were inspired by the book of Revelation.
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“…You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” So says Jesus in one of his most well-known quotes, so much so that even non-believers say it, especially when trying to convince someone who is resistant to hear the truth from which they turn away. Today’s sermon explains the truth and the freedom that Jesus was referring to when he said this and looks at how we might apply that meaning to discerning the truth today, in a turbulent time that is marked by blatant lies being peddled as truth. Lies that are costing people their lives. When it is God’s desire that we might have life. Abundantly.
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A rare type of atonement that repeats itself in history.
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Today's Gospel is a version of "be careful what you wish for." Jesus challenges us about whether we still consider him 'good' when we realize exactly what he requires of us, his followers.
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Jesus calls for children. Do the children and how we treat them differ so much between first century Palestine and now?
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These are the children that are welcome to Jesus...are you one?
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Today we consider what Jesus means when he says, "Those who want to follow me must pick up their cross." This phrase is often used in ways that have nothing to do with its meaning.
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In today's Gospel, Jesus' prejudice against certain other people is clear. We may love Jesus who is 100% divine. But how do we grapple with the 100% of Jesus that is human?
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Who can we trust today? How do we know to trust them? How can we recognize words that are true?
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Bread & wine is a big topic for Jesus. Why is that? Disturbing, enlightening, and mysterious meanings in the Lord's Supper.
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Today's Gospel invites us to consider: What we do with the fragments and how we will know when we get to the shore. The Olympic Opening Ceremony nudges us to consider answers we might not otherwise have considered.
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Baptist Minister Vance Havner explained it well this way: You are not a citizen of this world trying to make your way to heaven…you are a citizen of heaven trying to make your way through this world.
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
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Holy chaos in the reign of God grows like a bad weed.
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Jesus provokes the Pharisees, the disciples, and us today, to consider what constitutes a just law and what is an acceptable reason to break the law.
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Jesus calls himself The Bread of Life for the world. What does this mean? How does faith fill hunger?
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What happens after the wind, the fire, the speaking different languages? What happened then that continues now? What is the point of Pentecost?
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Did Jesus feel he had to prove it?
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Pr. Marie Duquette, with 20 years of sound theological preaching, brings the Bible into current events in this podcast. FROM HER LINKED-IN PROFILE - "I've been a progressive pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for twenty years, including leading four separate congregations in three states, each with a different emphasis. In that time I've lead a rural congregation through building a church, which included a summer in which several young children died and the community was wracked with grief; a small community through extensive grief; a beachside congregation through a merger with a large cathedral on the mainland; and a diverse congregation in a college town through the pandemic. My writing experience includes liturgical content for Augsburg Fortress (Minneapolis, MI); feature articles for Crazy Wisdom (Ann Arbor, MI); editorials for the Observer-Eccentric (Farmington, MI) as well as creative non-fiction for my BLOG, Take Off Your Shoes, since 2010."
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If Jesus died for the forgiveness of sins, why are his followers so reluctant to forgive?
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If the people in the church claim to see Jesus, how do they show Jesus to newcomers.
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How do we reconcile that the things that hurt us are also the things that can cure us. A storytelling sermon based on John 3:16
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Transcript: Before I begin to read the gospel, I want to mention Jesus died somewhere around the year 33; John’s Gospel is dated closer to 90 AD. By the time they began to read the gospel of John, the temple had been destroyed for 20 years; Jesus had been crucified, risen, ascended into heaven after his resurrection.
So, listen to this Gospel from the perspective of knowing the temple in fact had been destroyed, and knowing in fact, what happened to Jesus after this event.
This is the holy gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves and the money changers seated at their tables.Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, with the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?”
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body.After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
So let’s make sure we have the facts about this gospel story: One – When did this happen? Matthew, Mark, and Luke put this story at the end of Jesus ministry – as one of the catalysts that led him to being arrested as a final straw perhaps that caused that arrest and led to him being crucified by the empire.
John puts this story at the beginning of Jesus ministry, immediately following the wedding at Cana when Jesus came out as being God’s son, the miracle-worker.
That means that Jesus could have overturned the tables at the end of his ministry. He could have overturned them at the beginning of his ministry, an ill-advised move to start out one might think, or he could have done this act twice. He could have overturned the tables twice. Driven out the moneychangers and animals twice. Unlikely? If you think it’s unlikely, I invite you to consider how many times in the church you have discussed and reconsidered and tried to change the exact same thing.
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It’s possible he did it twice, right?
Why did Jesus overturn the tables & drive out the moneychangers and animals? He did it out of disgust honestly. He is disgusted at what the people had made of God's House of prayer. And as with most things that get out of hand, the practice of the moneychangers started out simply enough. Judea was under the rule of the Romans. The money in current use was Roman coinage. The Jewish law required that every man should pay a tribute to the service of the sanctuary of half a shekel. A Jewish coin, therefore, it became a matter of convenience to have a place where Roman coins could be exchanged for Jewish half shekels. The money changers provided this convenience but of course, required a small fee for the convenience—not unlike the price a church pays for offering envelopes each year.
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Pr. Marie Duquette returns from a year away and speaks to current events and the timeless wisdom of Scripture. Don't miss this comparison of Jesus, A. Navalny and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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As Pr. Marie Duquette's last service, she talks about Jesus instructing the disciples to go outside the walls, don't build a tent, heal people and be a loving part of the community.
Continue to follow her on her blog, Marinawell.com. We will let you know what is in store for the activist/blogger/writer, Marie Duquette.
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Pr. Marie tells us the hard work of her healing in this congregation. It's not an easy story to tell. 38 min
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There you are cruising along on your way to work, when bam, a pothole catches you unaware slowing you right down and possibly costing you money. It is the same way when we gather for meetings but do not acknowledge the way people in those meetings might be hurting because we have overlooked treating them with the dignity and grace that Jesus routinely modeled and now today requires of those who would follow him.
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Guest Pastor Dana Runestad begins to help this church keep from closing. Will you join us?
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Love is always the winner, but what we go through we can learn from Paul's letters.
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What do Lenny Duncan, St. Paul, and MLK all have in common? White moderates.
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What is the meaning of our hosannas to the newborn Jesus if we, at the same time, stand silent before the Herods of our day?
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Part of the reason I wrote the Juniper Bog is that frogs get a bad rap in the bible. Frogs are mentioned in the bible a total of 15 times; 14 of those times they are literally, a plague. The 15th occurrence is in the Revelation 16:13 where unclean spirits are described as looking like frogs. And trust me, it’s ugly.
But during the pandemic, we watched Life in Color on Netflix. Narrated by David Attenborough, it is a documentary about the many ways animals use color in their lives, and frogs were the headlining act.
And that got me thinking about how much we miss when we don’t look beyond our initial impression of an animal or a person.
Take fugitives for example. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word, fugitive? Maybe it’s Harrison Ford running from a literal trainwreck or hiding in a St. Patrick’s Day parade. But chances are, the word fugitive, all by itself, has a negative connotation. We have laws that forbid concealing people from arrest, concealing an escaped prisoner, fleeing to avoid giving testimony or avoiding prosecution, and they are all detailed in the U.S. Code under the heading: Fugitives from Justice.
But according to Webster, a fugitive is merely “running away or intending flight” and the first example given is, “a fugitive slave.” Which gives me pause. If someone is being harshly treated, abused, held against their will, and they escape, and run, ought we label them as a “fugitive?”
Today’s Gospel is often referred to as the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt. Flight. They have fled Bethlehem as recommended by an angel, in a dream, to Joseph. They are fleeing because Herod has issued an edict that all baby boys under the age of two should be killed; his strategy? If Jesus was a baby boy, and all the baby boys were killed, surely Jesus, who threatened Herod, even as an infant, would be killed as well.
To protect Jesus, Joseph takes Mary and Jesus and flees to Egypt. They were, by definition, fugitives. We tend to focus on the joyful reaction of angels and shepherds and magi to the birth of Jesus, but the truth is that Jesus birth so frightened grown men in power, that the plot to kill him began while he was still an infant.
And this makes sense because when the Good News of Jesus Christ , including his birth, is proclaimed in the world, it brings fear and loathing to those whose lives are focused on the accumulation and maintenance of power.
And that brings me to fulfillment.
Matthew views Jesus’ escape to and return from Egypt as a fulfillment of Hosea 11:1, “Out of Egypt I called my son” (2:15). It also hearkens back to the first exodus, with Israel being identified as God’s son.
In verse 18 Matthew cites Jeremiah 31:15 to express the horror of Herod’s slaughter of the innocents. We dare not imagine the blood-curdling screams and inconsolable sobbing throughout the region as little boys were mercilessly killed. Yet the use of this text signals a glimpse of hope. In Jeremiah’s day, as the Israelites were taken into captivity, on leaving Jerusalem they would have passed by Ramah, a town six miles to the north, on the way to Babylon. Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob and mother of Israel, wept over this national tragedy. If we continue on in Jeremiah 31, however, we will hear God’s words of comfort, his new covenant with Israel, and his commitment to his people’s salvation.
The third citation, “He will be called a Nazorean” (2:23), claims that Joseph’s decision to settle his family in Nazareth was also prophetically anticipated. Oddly, these exact words cannot be found in the Hebrew Scriptures. Could this be why Matthew uses “through the prophets” in th
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Finding mind fields in Christmas tupperware and Jesus turns them to gracious memories of joy and tears.
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Change is forced on us a lot lately. The privileged don't do so well with change. How do you do?
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Holden Evening Prayer 2022 sung and produced at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor, MI.
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Can you see the forest through the stumps? What hidden network can we learn from them that we cannot see?
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We are tired and wanting to move forward. Our guest speaker, Tom McFadden, LLM Candidate, talks of When God When.
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Did someone you love come out as trans, or non-binary, or afab? Are you confused about how you can best support them when the truth is you are learning what these terms mean? Listen to this podcast.
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Clergy meet to discuss their post acute-pandemic problems. They all experience the same. Thinking outside the box is necessary to keep the church alive, isn't it?
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Beautiful things, hard things, and how faith changes and grows over time. How has the pandemic changed your faith?
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Turbulent waters all the time! What happens in the chaos? How do you cope? Who is sleeping in your boat?
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This week Rev. Marie Duquette reads Dr. Rev Wil Gafney's sermon on Strange Fruit, using Marie's own twists. You'll want to hear this as this will surprise you. You'll want to purchase Dr. Rev. Wil Gafney's scholarly translation referring to those marginalized in the bible - WOMEN!
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Pr. Marie Duquette refers to Dr. Rev. Wil Gafney's bible translations. Women in the bible managed some violence better than men. Jesus knew all this but no one in his home town believed in him. What is wrong with us in 2022 that we can't talk about all the 'new normal' issues like mental illness, black culture issues and white supremacy?
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Why and what's in the making of the quilts created by women of our congregation and around the world? Who gets them?
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Pr. Marie Duquette uses bubbles to explain world unity to the children as they gather with her.
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Rev. Marie Duquette tells us how to listen, look, and help people belong. We need to learn how to BE with people and not dismiss them for our agenda.
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Even the Queen of England, God rest her soul, gave 100% of herself to her people. We can do and it isn't easy. Nourishing, engaging, and serving one another, WE CAN DO IT!
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God's love abounds even in this era. The ELCA had a full assembly and 90% of the entire organization voted to rip up it's racial, sexist and sinful constitution and START OVER. Amen! God's grace abounds.
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Jesus knows us by our hearts. Does he? Does Jesus just invite himself to your home? What do the neighbors think? What would you talk about if Jesus showed himself to your house unexpectedly?
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How are we affected when our yeses and nos are silenced? What if we don't say yes or no? How does that affect others that are counting on it?
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What happens to us when we ignore communication? What if Jesus never spoke up and told us hard truths? What does Jesus expect us to do to be community?
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Covenants vs. Contracts. Make it personal and covenants wins! Ask Florence Nightingale.
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John the Baptist was beheaded. Was there a mix up in communication? Do we still misunderstand each other in 2022? You bet!
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In biblical times women were treated as property. It seems things can appear that way now. Women bargained with God - do we still?
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Allie brings new light to our strengths and weaknesses and what we are missing by not venturing out beyond our comfort zone.
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What does a seed go through to grow?? What does it need and what makes it stronger than other seeds? Pr. Elizabeth Friedman, from the University of Michigan, is our guest pastor.
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Pr. Marie Duquette explains how this KING Jesus is so different from so many others.
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How many times does Jesus fix people? A LOT! But first, He listens to their needs. A lot of us challenged physically, mentally, or spiritually, don't want to be fixed. We want others to listen first. God provides out basic needs through gifts. God also provides our needs through people, but people need to listen first. That is not easy! Mostly we just want to fix and move on. We need to stop and listen first. Sometimes listening is all they need.
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Did the pigs get a say before receiving Legion? Mental illness is a huge bell curve and we would do better to understand how Jesus wants us to approach them in the bell curve.
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We all celebrate our graduates, but especially Jesus. Jesus says, "I am with you always, even to end......" The House family knows that as well as anybody. Hear Abbey House's story.
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No? Yes! You can do more! How do we do more during a pandemic with gun violence and an un-manicured lawn?
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How to reckon with the Word of God when it's interpreted as exclusive and yet it says to include all.
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Forces of nature ushering in courage. The event that changed the world and the violence that started for the church. Can't keep a Christian down. Spirit won't let us stay complacent.
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Reflecting on a seldom read story from Luke, we ponder how circumstance influences our reactions to others and how we can rebuild relationships.
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In this time of disconnectedness and bad behavior, we receive God's commandments and their call to build relationship in community.
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Rev. Dr. Carmelo Santos, Director for Theological Diversity & Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement for the ELCA, offers an Earth Day sermon that speaks to the contradictions and challenges of our times. Consider how our holy communities sustain us and witness to truth.
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What are some reasons that we look for the living among the dead? Starting from the gospel according to Mark, we look at stories of life and death in our time.
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Listen to the story of Jesus' suffering and death as told in the Gospel according to Mark and look for intersections in our lives.
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Jesus in the Gospel of Luke offers a parable for the church - an image of messy, contradictory interactions. How are these words a call for us to embrace the reality of this body of believers?
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The Gospel of John proclaims God's radical love for the world. Who do you hold in your heart today?
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The 8th chapter of Paul's letter to the Romans encourages the Church to persist in the face of grief and suffering. What does being cut off from one another teach us about feelings of abandonment?
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What does compassion in the face of anger look like?
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We are challenged by the ending of Mark' s Gospel to lean into the difficulties of loss and meet our calling to unite with others.
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Listen to timeless words of comfort and reflect on the response to suffering required of us.
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In three different resurrection stories, we are confronted with models of faith in challenging times. What do these models have to tell us about our responsibility to the world around us?
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The story of Jesus' preaching in his hometown reminds us about the challenges of speaking truth in a familiar setting. Where are we being called to step into the uncomfortable to make a difference in the world?
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Reflect on Jesus' rescue of the wedding at Cana and think about our place in supporting healthy and just relationships today.
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Meditate on Walter Wangerin Jr.'s telling of the story of Jesus' dedication and the curious words of Simeon. Listen carefully and ponder the words that hold the most meaning to you.
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Meditate on stories of baptism, starting with Jesus, and reflect on how own holy stories connect us each in unique ways.
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Reflecting on this unique story from Luke, what has distracted us from focusing on our values?
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The Epiphany story holds a directive for us. How shall we find a new path into the future?
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Micah is known for delivering harsh words, but in today's reading we also find hopeful words. Look for the signs of God's goodness pursuing us.
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Our advent stories remind us that the full experience of life is both cause for celebration and cause for mourning. The Gospel comforts us with the message that we have true companions throughout.
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Listen to the Magnificat and meditate on how it calls us to witness renewal all around us.
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In today's reading of the 1st chapter of Luke, we are reminded to listen to all voices as we seek to bring God's vision for the world into being.
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Our readings today point to God's awareness of injustice and suffering. What can we learn from God's response to this awareness?
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In the 6th chapter of Matthew, Jesus delivers a difficult message about freedom from worry. Meditate on prominent modern examples of the life-giving power of the attitude Jesus asks us to adopt.
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The story of Lazarus' resurrection is an example to us of how to experience much needed resurrection in our lives.
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Today's readings present a bleak picture of poverty. We are called to reflect on Jesus' reaction and his call to us to see and respond to the people around us.
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What does knowledge of God mean for our relationships with each other? What response does God seek from us?
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In today's Gospel reading from Mark, Jesus offers a difficult lesson about the hard work we need to do to realize God's vision for community. How do we reach for this change when it is so difficult?
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In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus invites us to see how cruelty and violence has subverted God's vision for human relationships with each other. What can we do to heal the rifts between us provide real safety to the vulnerable among us?
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Paul's second letter to Timothy provides a window into the life-giving community of the early Church. These words speak to us and our need for connection.
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Reflecting on the story of Ruth, we think about grief and the journey into an unknown future. What does this example have to tell us about our growth and healing as a community?
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We hear in the Gospel of Mark stories about Jesus confronting several people's suffering. Where do we need this holy disruption in our lives?
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Jesus' call to his disciples is an invitation into deeper understanding and connection. What does it take to create room for these holy conversations?
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In the gospel of John, several of Jesus' followers walked away in response to Jesus' difficult message about the bread of life. What does Jesus' invitation have to say to us when we experience broken relationships?
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The book of Revelation celebrates God's triumph and vision for the whole of creation. What are the implications of this vision for how we care for each other?
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In the gospel of John, Jesus challenges his disciples with a difficult message: his body and blood as holy food. What does this message mean? What does this radical meal do to transform us for service to the world?
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In the 6th Chapter of John, Jesus asks us to move our focus from our insatiable wants to that which truly satisfies. Meditate on the promise of the Bread of Life for our lives.
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In the 6th chapter of John's gospel, we hear Jesus ask his disciples to focus on the bread of eternal life. What is distracting us from what is important? What is Jesus asking us to do with this message?
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The story of David and Bathsheba is an ugly tale of lust, rape, abuse of power, and murder. How does God call us to faithfully respond to these acts?
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In today's story from the gospel of Mark, Jesus and his disciples are craving rest from the crowds. What can we learn from someone who has had a different experience from us? Who is craving rest right now?
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What does the story of John the Baptizer's death have to tell us about the complex relationship between religion and violence? How do we reconcile with these difficult ideas? What do we need to see to have important conversations with each other?
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Jesus instructs his disciples how to respond to offense when spreading the gospel. What can we do today to bridge divides in our communities?
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In today's gospel reading from Mark, we hear the story about a woman healed by touching Jesus' cloak. What is meant by the word translated as "healed" and how do we respond?
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What does the story of Jesus and the disciples crossing through the storm have to tell us about the past year in the pandemic?
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Jesus is trying to explain the inexplicable: What does the kingdom of God on earth look like?
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Meditate on Mark's gospel story about Jesus' message to those closest to him.
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John's gospel presents the story of the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus. Listen to a different take on how this conversation illuminates God's relationship with creation.
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In Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones, we receive a story of hope and renewal in the face of despair.
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In the 17th chapter of the Gospel of John, we hear the "Priestly Prayer" - vital words for unity and life in community.
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Meditate on the last words of Jesus before his arrest.
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Guest preacher Pastor Elizabeth Friedman reminds us of Jesus' invitation to step out of complacency and act with compassion.
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Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, delivers a sermon on our calling to tend and care for creation. We find in the gospel this holy connection between creation and God who has come near to us.
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Guest preacher Pastor Sean Ewbank invites us to consider Jesus and disciples in the fearful days following Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. There are many lessons for us in their interaction.
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We read in the Gospel of John stories of the resurrected Jesus appearing to his disciples. Where do we find resurrection today?
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We are invited to live into the ambiguous ending of Mark's gospel -- fear, uncertainty, witness. What resurrection -- what transformation -- remains to be done in the world?
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The story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem has many peculiar parts. We are invited to understand what these things have to teach us. Where does the church celebrate Jesus and where does the church celebrate corrupt powers today?
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Jesus offers a different vision of ministry than what is often expected. What are we called to do in this model of priesthood?
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This week we are challenged to abide with the word - to understand what discipleship means through the example of two disciples in the 3rd and 4th chapters of John. What is Jesus saying about salvation in this gospel?
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What is the scandal of the cross? Where are we being called to show reckless love in the world?
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This Sunday, our readings from Genesis, Romans, and Mark reflect on promises and transformation. What does setting our minds on divine things look like?
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What does the story of Jesus' ordeal in the desert - in isolation - tell us about preparing for our life in community?
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In the 9th chapter of Mark, we hear the transfiguration story, complete with its urgency and its secrecy. What does bright, sparkly Jesus have to tell us about living in the moment and transfiguring the outward presentation of the Church?
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In the first chapter of Mark, Jesus cures many of their disease. What is the gospel message to those who are not cured?
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In the first chapter of Mark we see Jesus in conflict with a demon. With emotion, the authorities are threatened by this new prophet who speaks with authority. How can we measure a true or false prophet?
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When Jesus calls his disciples in the 1st Chapter of Mark, we are confronted by a curious response. What caused these people to leave their families and livelihoods to follow Jesus? Thinking about these events, what can we learn about leadership and discipleship?
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Drawing from the landmark sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., preached from the 10th chapter of Mark, Pastor Marie reflects on our relationship with each other and with current events in 2021.
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In this conversational sermon, Vicar Anna Taylor McCants and Pastor Marie Duquette explore the themes of mystery and revelation in the Epiphany story. What are some new things are being revealed to us to equip us to reveal God to others?
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Gospel writer John is looking for just the right word to describe God. We are familiar with the challenge of missing vocabulary. The Gospel invites us to a new perspective on how to describe God through action.
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What are the things we expect to have to celebrate Christmas? What do we prize in this time? What gifts are we equiped with to answer the needs of our time?
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In the first chapter of Luke we hear a bold song of hope - the Magnificat - amidst deep worry and fear. We are reminded that all are invited to participate in the work of salvation. How are we responding to this invitation?
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John the Baptizer is challenged by the religious authorities and asked "who are you?". This reading from the first chapter of John also urges us to consider our role in the world and our connections with each other in time of crisis.
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In the first chapter of Mark, we are reminded of the words of Isaiah to prepare the way of the Lord. What does it mean to be prepared in 2020? We are challenged to focus on how and where hope, healing, and support are needed in the world.
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Jesus' followers are admonished to keep awake in the 13th chapter of Mark. What is the time we are waiting for? What aspirations do we hope to realize in that time?
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In the 25th chapter of Matthew, Jesus tells a harsh story about a master and his three slaves. Where do we find Jesus in this story?
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Jesus tells a confusing parable in the 25th chapter of Matthew. In this week's podcast, guest preacher Vicar Anna Taylor-McCants invites us to hear the Gospel message in this story. What is Jesus asking us to do?
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In the 5th chapter of Matthew, Jesus articulates a vision of the kingdom of God that is at odds with conventional notions of strength and virtue. This vision challenges us to live in love with those around us, transforming our anxiety and the world.
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In the 8th chapter of John, Jesus tells truth to power, calling for renewal. How and for what does the truth make us free in this moment?
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In the 22nd chapter of Matthew, the religious authorities try to trap Jesus with a question about paying Roman taxes, a seemingly clear proposition of capitulation versus rebellion. Jesus reminds us of a deeper truth that all people are a precious reminder of God's presence in each other's lives.
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Jesus tells a parable about a king hosting a wedding party in the 22nd chapter of Matthew. In the story we encounter many characters, many actions, . . . and many questions. What is this parable calling us to do?
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To celebrate King of Kings' 50th anniversary, Rev. Denny Hacker, past pastor, and Rev. Marie Duquette, current pastor, discuss intersections of the King of Kings story with the gospel story. Taking a look at where we've been, where we are, and where we're going, we can see how Jesus is calling us to do new things in the world -- workers in God's vineyard.
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In the 21st Chapter of Matthew, the religious authorities try to catch Jesus in a trap. Jesus turns the tables on them and asks all to look at the conflict from another perspective. We are challenged to adopt this model for conflict in our own lives.
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In the third and fourth chapters of Jonah, we encounter the prophet Jonah in a fit of rage when God chooses to show mercy to the people of the great city of Nineveh after their repentance. Guest preacher Rev. Barbara Rossing highlights the gospel message of repentance and salvation in the story of Nineveh. This story tells us that heeding prophesy in this urgent moment can also avert disaster through amazing change.
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In the 18th chapter of Matthew, Jesus calls for the extraordinarily difficult work of forgiveness without exception. It is grounded in hope for restoration of broken people and relationships, but does not mean leaving ourselves vulnerable to the wrongs themselves. The Gospel presents a vision of release that frees us to live life fully.
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Listening is hard work. In the 18th chapter of Matthew, Jesus teaches his disciples how to lovingly hold the beloved community together in the face of disagreement. Holy ground includes the places where truth is spoken and tensions are high, tending to our relationships.
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In the 16th chapter of Matthew, Jesus confronts his disciples with the hard reality of his impending suffering and death at the hands of the authorities. Jesus presents a vision for discipleship that is hard to accept then and now. Standing with the oppressed is both crushingly difficult and essential to life.
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In the 16th chapter of Matthew, Jesus articulates part of God's plan for the Church -- enduring community. This vision offers us hope and a model for how we collectively face trying times.
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What makes someone wise? How do we describe wisdom? Proverbs - writing about wisdom - tells us to approach wisdom first by humbly acknowledging our own limits before God. In the 15th chapter of Matthew, Jesus offers an example of how we can do this.
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In a meditation on Jacob coming to terms with his situation, wrestling with God, and ultimately reconciling with his brother, Rev. Marie Duquette illustrates Jacob's journey as a model for how we can pray for the big things that distress us.
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We listen to Jesus tell five more parables in the 13th chapter of Matthew. We hear what the kingdom of God is like and how it doesn't fit neatly into our expectations. It is both more disruptive and more precious than we can imagine.
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In the 13th chapter of Matthew, Jesus tells the parable of weeds sowed among wheat. How does delegating to the angels the work of separating wheat and weeds free us to thrive?
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In the 13th chapter of Matthew, Jesus tells the parable of the sower. In this story, we encounter challenges to hearing and acting on the word of God -- thorns choking the seeds of hope. Gabriel Sherrill looks to the 13th chapter of 1st Corinthians for wisdom on how love can overcome the greatest challenges and restore our hope.
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Guest preacher Rev. Roland Schaedig offers a meditation on disaster and lament. Will our hope hold in dire circumstances? In the book of Lamentations, we encounter deep grief expressed in vivid language. In the 5th chapter of Mark and in our lives today, we encounter an echo of this grief. We also encounter the unlikely hope of two people reaching out to Jesus and how that hope did not disappoint.
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In the 10th chapter of Matthew, Jesus tells his disciples to proclaim from the rooftops what they hear whispered. What things in our lives are whispered out of fear? In listening to one another, Jesus offers a transformative path for the faithful to learn and to grow.
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In the 9th and 10th chapters of Matthew we hear Jesus react with compassion to the crowd, organize his disciples, and commission them to do the work of the "harvest", sending them with a warning as to the response they will receive. This commission speaks to the challenging work of following Jesus' example, setting aside our own power and being transformed by listening to those around us.
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On Trinity Sunday, we reflect on the mysterious expression of the Holy Trinity - a way of understanding the expressions of God standing in singular purpose. We too are called to love one another and embody mutual concern for justice, standing with one another because it is the right thing to do.
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Wind, fire, passion, conviction -- as disciples of Jesus, we are called to stand in solidarity with those who suffer and understand our common connections. We listen. We see. We witness to what we have seen and heard.
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In today's Gospel reading (John 16:31-33, John 17:1-26), Jesus prays for his disciples to bring about unity through their love for one another. We are challenged in this time of Covid 19 to consider how we can better enact this vision for all humanity.
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Pastor Marie shares words for the Class of 2020 upon their graduation, a class united in a unique way with peers all over the country. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus says that we all will need an advocate -- the Holy Spirit -- to accompany us as we go forward in life, enabling us to step into the future with passion and hope.
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readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter:
Acts 17:22-31
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21
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In John 14:1-14, Jesus tells his disciples that there is enough room for them in his Father's house. Pastor Marie invites us to consider how we can experience a sense of enough room for all people to realize life's ups and downs, and events big and small, especially while feeling isolated and overwhelmed.
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In John 10:1-10, Jesus invites all people into the sheepfold to have life abundantly saying "I am the gate for the sheep". These words are spoken to people in distress. Pastor Marie invites us to pray together in solidarity with all who are suffering and for whom abundant life seems far away right now.
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Jesus meets us on our Road to Emmaus during this pandemic. Barbara Brown Taylor's "Gospel Medicine" is recited to help us understand how the Gospel of Luke interprets this road and how we recognize Jesus on our journeys. Sole pastor, Marie Duquette, speaks to us again from University of Michigan's Ann Arbor at King of Kings Lutheran Church.
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Mission: Inclusion, mercy, justice
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On this second Sunday of Easter, we hear the story from whence the phrase "doubting Thomas" was born, and consider how what the disciples were doing 8 days after Jesus rose from the grave, parallels our circumstances today. And what we can do to be faithful in spite of our present circumstances. Find the full video service on YouTube's Be Ye Lifted! channel.
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Be Ye Lifted! apologizes for this podcast being late. Waiting on the Lord is not easy. This podcast brings you Pr. Marie Duquette's sermons. Follow King of Kings Lutheran Church on YouTube for the entire service. During this time of self-isolation and social distancing, we have included our entire service from our home AND remote parts of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ann Arbor's, University of Michigan, home of the Wolverines. You'll find our services premiere at 9:30 am EST every Sunday. Come share a comment and let us know you've been listening to the podcast. We are diligently working on bringing you The Word every week. Let's hope it begins this week. Thanks Be To God.
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Be Ye Lifted!'s King of Kings Lutheran sermons, by Pr. Marie Duquette, are taken from the YouTube channel, Be Ye Lifted! These sermons are now view-able within the entire online worship service. Covid-19 has forced us all into dark places where we must let the light shine out in new ways. Come celebrate Holy Week with us.
We apologize for skipping a week or so. We want our listeners to feel the hope and love that is sent to them via our podcasts. We need our listeners. You are the reason we do this.
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Due to the restrictions put on the global community, we have changed our podcast to live streaming on FaceBook. https://www.facebook.com/kingofkingslutheranA2/
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This is the Eulogy / Sermon {Eulymon} given by Pastor Marie Duquette at the memorial service for her mother, Carole Duquette-Kuehn, at King of Kings in Ann Arbor on March 7, 2020. It connects Women's History Month, with the life of service of her mother, with the woman who anoints Jesus, about whom Jesus says, "the Gospel will go forth in memory of her."[Mark 14: 3-9]
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Prof. Steven Whiting (University of Michigan) traces the connections between Psalm 121, Paul's writing on the law and grace and John 3, setting up the conclusion by Pastor Marie, who clarifies the truth about this thing called the rapture.
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Today we enter Lent via Jesus in the desert, where Satan famously tempts him 3 times. Of course it happens in the desert. A place where Jesus was isolated, or so it seems. The deserts in our lives are many and vast. Fortunately, we too often find there the unexpected grace of God.
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God tells us in today's reading that Jesus is his son and commands us: Listen to Him! Today we consider why that's a fine idea. There is one reason to listen to Jesus that makes listening to him different than listening to anyone else.
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What does it mean to speak with one voice? In the Lutheran tradition, it is the name of one of our hymnals. The phrase shows up in scripture and in our liturgy. In a world so divided, even as we celebrate the history of Black Americans, how can we speak with one voice? Rev. Michael Johnson, co-pastor at Love Rising Lutheran Church in Detroit and leading member of BRRICK, the task force responsible for studying racism and leading anti-racism workshops through Southeast Michigan for the ELCA brings the Word on today's episode of Be Ye Lifted.
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What does it mean to have the mind of Christ? How is this different than other worldviews? What exactly is a worldview? What is the value of asking: What humbles me? How can the answers to these questions guide us through a time of great turmoil such as we are living through today. All these questions we consider today in light of Paul's 1st letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 2.
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This episode begins with a special reading from The Book of God, a novel based on the bible by Walter Wangerin, Jr. The scene is the presentation of Jesus. He is with his family in the temple, having just been circumcised and named, when Simeon enters the story.
Following that is the Gospel Acclamation, then the rest of the Gospel and the sermon.
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What does it mean when Jesus says the Gospel of setting the oppressed free is fulfilled TODAY? For followers of Jesus, it means we must always be asking how the Gospel is Good News to specific people and groups of people. Today we look at how it is Good News to the LGBTQIA community, a group that we have been intentional about welcoming and including as a Reconciling in Christ congregation since 2014.
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(rerecorded from live sermon) What is our responsibility in continuing the work begun by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? How do we begin? What topics are we avoiding about which we dare not continue to be silent? How can we move the mountain of violence that continues to grow in the United States?
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Pr. Elizabeth Friedman is a guest preacher from Ann Arbor's Lord of Light Campus Ministry.
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What is a faithful response to this turbulent time in which we are living? How do we focus when ground underneath our feet seems to be shifting hourly? Where's the hope in apocalypse? These questions are considered against the words from John 1: In the beginning was the Word...
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Roots & Wings, the band we are blessed to have lead worship periodically, leads us into this week's message with an Hallelujah round. From there, we consider Matthew's account of the Holy Family's flight to Egypt after Jesus was born. This Gospel makes it clear that politics has always been part of the biblical story. Which leads into the ongoing controversy of how religion and politics fit together now. Because they do. They always have.
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Why Bethlehem? For the census. Counting People. Counting on People. People who Count. Counting Steps. This Christmas Eve message looks at the place in our lives, where then and there, meet here and now. Because Jesus Christ was born.
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This episode starts with an edited version of the children's sermon followed by the Gospel and the adult sermon.
What does it mean to love the Lord with all of our strength? It may not be what you think.
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The greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. In today's message, we look at the connection between one's mind and heart, and how the mind can imagine what the heart desires.
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This is the second of four parts in an Advent series on the Greatest Commandment - SOUL. According to the Shema, God's people are called to devote to God their whole body and mind, their feelings and their desires, their futures and their failures. This is what it means to love the Lord your God with all your SOUL.
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This is the first of four parts in an Advent series on the Greatest Commandment - HEART. According to the Shema, God's people are called to devote to God their whole body and mind, their feelings and their desires, their futures and their failures. This is what it means to love the Lord your God with all your heart.
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A special Wednesday night (Thanksgiving Eve) sermon about saying grace including a reading from Anne Lamott's book, Small Victories.
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Jesus warns his disciples about what is to come using an onslaught of apocalyptic images before assuring them that "not a hair on their heads will be harmed...by their endurance, they will save their souls." How are we to hear this today, when harm indeed came to the disciples and comes to faithful people all the time? How does hope make possible endurance through times of trial and suffering?
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Guest preacher and long time member, Rev. Gene Nissen, preaches on family remembrances of Veteran's Day, or Armistice Day.
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What do you use to measure the accuracy of social media these days? Do you check the facts, consider the integrity of the author or resource? Do you listen to Jesus as He tries to instruct you? Consider this pastor who is also a research journalist...listen to what she teaches you.
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How rituals of the dead help us celebrate life, ours and theirs.
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Where living the gospel meets the life of Rep Elijah Cummings. Who is this persistent widow that changes the corrupt judge?
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Where those with skin diseases of first century (lepers) meet racism of today. How we, as individuals and community, can start to overcome racism by first listening and then looking within ourselves. Put on that Jesus band-aid.
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