Faith at the Movies: Hamilton

February 27, 2022 "Faith at the Movies: Hamilton" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureColossians 3:12-17 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.  Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.  ...
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Faith at the Movies: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

February 20, 2022 "Faith at the Movies: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureI Samuel 4:1b-11 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. In those days the Philistines mustered for war against Israel, and Israel went out to battle against them; they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.  The P...
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Faith at the Movies: Groundhog Day

February 13, 2022 "Faith at the Movies: Groundhog Day" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureMatthew 22:34-40 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,  and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.  “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”  He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all you...
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Love is…

January 30, 2022 "Love is..."- Rev. Bri Desotell Scripture1 Corinthians 13:1-13 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.  And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothin...
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Good News

January 23, 2022 "Good News" - Rev. Bri Desotell ScriptureLuke 4:14-21 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country.  He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synago...
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A Quiet Miracle

January 16, 2022 "A Quiet Miracle" - Dave Gombert ScriptureJohn 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.  When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”  And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and t...
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Beloved

January 9, 2022 "Beloved" - Rev. Briony Desotell ScriptureLuke 3:15-17, 21-22 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his...
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Old Befana

January 2, 2022 "Old Befana" - Rev. Briony Desotell ScriptureMatthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,  asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”  When King H...
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Looking for Jesus

December 26, 2021 "Looking for Jesus"- Rev. Briony Desotell ScriptureLuke 2:31-52 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,  a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him.  Then Simeon blessed them and said to his moth...
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