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Dark and Light.
It is hard to find any “good news” this week. Followers of Jesus may recognize this phrase “good news” from the beginning of the Gospel of Mark: “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ…” (Mark 1.1.). “To help his readers understand their troubled situation, Mark proclaims Jesus. But to understand Jesus, he looks back to the Scriptures of Israel. Indeed, we cannot understand Christian faith adequately without understanding the Jewish roots of that faith. Whatever we think God…
Toward Sunday
Advent is the time in which the church waits for the mystery of Christmas to be born. This Advent we hope to wait together in the wonder and mystery of the dark even as we seek the light of God’s coming into our world. Outline of Worship Series. November 30, 2014 Mark 13.24-37 December 7, 2014 Mark 1.1-8 December 14, 2014 John 1,6-8, 19-28 December 21, 2014 Luke 1.26-38 We turn this week from Mark 13 to the very first chapter…