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Mark 4:35-41 [M][NRS]
“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?”
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Maria has arranged several service opportunities for us on Sunday:

1. Food collection for Quakertown Food Pantry at Boyer’s Market (10am-1pm)
KID FRIENDLY

2. Food Distribution and Pantry Shelf Stocking at Bucks County Housing Group
(10:30am-1pm)

3. Valentines at Karthaus’ (10:30am-1pm) KID FRIENDLY
(We’ll be making cards for elderly shut-ins and assembling Valentine’s Day
treat bags to share with kids at local shelters.)

Please RSVP via email if you can participate in one of these activities.

Mark 4:26-34 [M][NRS]
“With what can we compare the kingdom of God?”
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Mark 4:21-25 [M][NRS]
“The measure you give will be the measure you get”
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Mark 4:1-20 [M][NRS]
“Those who hear the word and accept it, bear fruit a hundredfold”
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Mark 3:31-35 [M][NRS]
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother”
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Mark 3:22-30 [M][NRS]
“All sins will be forgiven except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit”
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Mark 1:14-20 [M][NRS]
“The kingdom of God is at hand”
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Mark 3:19b, 20-21 [M][NRS]
“The people were saying of Jesus, ‘He is beside himself’ ”
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Mark 3:13-19 [M][NRS]
“Jesus appointed twelve to be with him”
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This is a recap of the homily/scripture discussion from our Jan. 18 worship service.

• Romans 6:1-11
• Mark 1: 14-20

So here we have two really interesting texts, but what do they have to do with each other? I think these texts are two aspects of the concept of “call.”  Paul speaks about it theoretically, on an almost cosmic level, in Romans. The calling of Jesus’ first disciples is the down and dirty reality – where the rubber meets the road. (more…)

Upcoming Kairos events:

• Friday, Jan. 23, @ 6:30 pm, gathering at Gallagher’s.
• Thursday, Jan. 29, 7-9 pm, Book group discussion of Take This Bread by Sara Miles (@ Miley’s)
• Sunday, Feb. 1 — Service Sunday. Stay tuned for details. We’ll be at Bucks County Housing Group in the morning and doing a meal for Manna on Main Street.

Questions? Directions? Call Bob at 267-377-7192 or email.

Mark 3:7-12 [M][NRS]
“All who had diseases pressed upon Jesus to touch him”
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Mark 3:1-6 [M][NRS]
“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm?”
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O God, stir up your Spirit to inspire, encourage, and sustain President Barack Obama as he assumes leadership of our nation. Grant him the wisdom to address the many challenges facing your world, and the courage to propose bold and difficult solutions. Help him to lead in ways that reflect the responsibility conferred by our nation’s wealth, might and power to shape global culture. Guide him and all of our leaders to fashion a government that works for the well being of all our your people. Use the outpouring of involvement and goodwill among Americans to infuse hope into your people, particularly those who are poor, suffering and marginalized. Amen.

Mark 2:23-28 [M][NRS]
“The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath”
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Mark 2:18-22 [M][NRS]
“Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?”
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John 1:35-42 [M][NRS]
“Behold the Lamb of God!”
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Mark 2:13-17 [M][NRS]
“Many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus”
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Mark 2:1-12 [M][NRS]
“We never saw anything like this!”
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Mark 1:40-45 [M][NRS]
“People came to Jesus from every quarter”
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Listening to Psalm 104 on Pray-as-you-go this morning, I was struck by how far we have moved from a sense of awe in sreation, respect for its limits, and the fact that it is all a gift of God — not just the sun and the rain and the plants we see but the way all of it, from the cosmos to the inner workings of cells, are knit together interdependently to form an environment that allows and sustains life.

It is wonderful to listen to the promise of God’s provision. Yet there’s some dissonance, too. (more…)

Mark 1:29-39 [M][NRS]
“They brought to Jesus all who were sick or possessed with demons”
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Join us for our monthly community worship service this Sunday, January 18, at 10:30 a.m. at United Friends School (1018 W. Broad Street) in Quakertown.

Baptism is not just our entrance into the life of God but our daily task. St. Paul writes that in baptism we take on Christ’s death as well as his life. Martin Luther saw remembering and renewing baptism as a daily ritual. That’s great theory, but what does it mean for us? We’ll look at that question through the story of the calling of Jesus’ first disciples — Peter, Andrew, James and John.

Join us for a time of praise, engaging the story, prayer and fellowship this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Children’s activity will be provided. Please bring an offering to cover our expenses and donate to the Quakertown Food Pantry.

Need info? Contact Bob by email.

Our community is hosting an online bible discussion as part of our quest to work the words of Scripture into our lives (Matthew 7:24, the Message). The idea is that we learn from the bible and from each other’s responses to it. So we’d like to invite you to add your voice to the conversation. You can just read along with us, or add a brief comment about how the reading touches you. We’re not looking for scholarship, just for our own response to God’s word working in us. (more…)