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: Wilderness times
“Claiming Our Belovedness: Embracing Our Inner Blessedness”
1 Samuel 16:1-13 Rev. Deborah Church Worley March 22, 2020 4th Sunday of Lent/2nd Sunday of COVID-19 White Rock Presbyterian Church “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the LORD does not see as mortals see; theyContinue reading ““Claiming Our Belovedness: Embracing Our Inner Blessedness””
The Heart of the Matter
Psalm 63:1-4 Rev. Deborah Church Worley March 24, 2019, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe, NM “O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; My flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So i have looked upon you in the sanctuary,Continue reading “The Heart of the Matter”
Rev. Deborah Beloved Church (aka "Pastor Deb") 