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November 26, 2023 "The Sheep and the Goats" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 25:31-46 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 ...

November 19, 2023 "Faithful" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 25:14-30 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. At once 16 the one who had received the five talents went ...

November 12, 2023 "Awake"- Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 25:1-13  “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten young women took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.  When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,  but the wise took flasks of oil with th...

November 5, 2023 "Blessed" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.  And he began to speak and taught them, saying:  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be...

October 29, 2023 "The Greatest Commandment" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 22:34-46 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,  and one of them, an expert in the law, asked him a question to test him.  “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”  He said to him, “ ‘You shall lov...

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 ...