Matthew 4:1-11 February 26, 2023 – 1st Sunday of Lent Rev. Deborah Beloved Church Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. (Matthew 4:1, NRSV) Today’s Gospel reading, as we heard, is the story of Jesus’s 40 days in the wilderness. The story of Jesus beingContinue reading “Lent 1: Temptation”
Category Archives: Wholeness
“Pick Up Your Mat and Walk”
John 5:1-9 May 22, 2022 When Jesus saw him lying there, knowing that he had already been there a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” The sick man answered him, “Sir, I don’t have anyone who can put me in the water when it is stirred up. When I’m tryingContinue reading ““Pick Up Your Mat and Walk””
“Small Changes, Big Difference: No More People-Pleasing!”
Luke 19:28-40 April 10, 2022 – 6th Sunday of Lent/Palm Sunday I have a long history of being a people-pleaser, having learned at an early age the value of making the people around me happy. As a child, I learned that measuring up to others’ expectations was easier than exploring my own, and that meetingContinue reading ““Small Changes, Big Difference: No More People-Pleasing!””
[“Blessed Are You Who Know You Don’t Have Your Sh*t Together!”]
a.k.a. “Blessed Are You Who Know Your Need” Luke 6:17-26 February 13, 2022 Then he looked up at his disciples and said, “Blessed are you…” (Luke 6:20a, NRSV) I’m going to read that familiar passage from The Message now; I think that will help us hear it with fresh ears: “Coming down off the mountainContinue reading “[“Blessed Are You Who Know You Don’t Have Your Sh*t Together!”]“
“Whole and Healed”
“Are any among you suffering? Are any cheerful? Are any among you sick?” In those three questions, pretty much all possible states of existence are covered! And in response to all three of them, James says, effectively, “Turn to God. Remember God. Call on your faith.” As part of a community of faith….
“”When a Good Thing Isn’t a God Thing”
Matthew 1:18-25 Rev. Deborah Church Worley December 22, 2019, 4th Sunday of Advent White Rock Presbyterian Church “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. HerContinue reading ““”When a Good Thing Isn’t a God Thing””
Rev. Deborah Beloved Church (aka "Pastor Deb") 