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Sunday: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38

Dollar Store Item: Toothpaste, or “magic words” – Abracadabra or Please or “Nice hat!”

The Take Away: Our words have power, like Peter’s, “You are the messiah,” or how we speak to our neighbor.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Genesis 1:1—2:4a

Dollar Store Item: Magic Word – Abracadabra or Please

The Take Away: God creates with a word. We can create with words – kindness, peace.

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