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October 22, 2023 "Whose Image" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 22:15-22 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said.  So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one, for you do not regard people with...

October 15, 2023 "Come to the Banquet" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 22:1-14 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying:  “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.  He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come.  Again he s...

October 8, 2023 "Bearing Fruit" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 21:33-46  “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away.  When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produ...

October 1, 2023 "The Same Love" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScripturePhilippians 2:1-13  If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy,  make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambiti...

September 24, 2023 "Stewardship: Giving"-Rev. Bri Desotell Scripture2 Corinthians 9:6-15 The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.  Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And ...

September 17, 2023 "Stewardship-Gratitude" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScripturePhilippians 4:4-9  Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.&n...

September 10, 2023 "Stewardship: Grace"- Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureEphesians 2: 4-10 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us  even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—  and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places&nb...

September 3, 2023 "Overcome with Good" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureRomans 12:9-21 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;  love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.  Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.  Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere i...

August 27, 2023 "Transformed" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureRomans 12:1-8 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship.  Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you ...

August 20, 2023 "Redemption" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureGenesis 45:1-15 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.  And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh hear...