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Sunday: 2nd Sunday after Christmas

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: John 1:10-18

Dollar Store Item: Thread and needle

The Take Away: Like the string that keeps coming and coming, God pours out Grace upon Grace!!

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Epiphany Sunday
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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Luke 2:41-52

Dollar Store Item: Where is Waldo book, or Word Search.

The Take Away: Jesus acts surprised that his parents don’t know he would be in the temple. We are surprised in the places we find Jesus.

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Greetings Saints of God,
As Christmas Eve draws closer, and we push to get things ready for livestream, or recorded, or some hybrid of the two, or perhaps you are in a place where you can gather in some limited capacity, I wanted to take a moment to tell you this: You’ve got this! Truly. I mean it with all my heart.

Thank You!

I have been saying this at the end of each DSCS video, but I wanted to write it out because I have been feeling it deeply. I am so grateful for you all, and how you have risen to the occasion. Your congregations are grieving for sure, and the byproduct of that is they can forget to express their gratitude. Many have. Others haven’t. And it all makes sense. Because this is a heavy time in a season that is also supposed to be full of joy.

I appreciate you. Your congregation appreciates you. Close your eyes, and hear my words in their voice.

Thank you so very much! And may you feel the gift of the Holy Spirit, and the glow of this holy time.

John

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Sunday: First Sunday after Christmas

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Luke 2:22-40

Dollar Store Item: A Pot of Water, or a wrapped gift.

The Take Away: Simeon and Anna have been waiting for this moment! Like these two, Christ comes to us as well.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Luke 2:22-40

Dollar Store Item: A Pot of Water, or a wrapped gift.

The Take Away: Simeon and Anna have been waiting for this moment! Like these two, Christ comes to us as well.

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Sunday: Christmas Eve/Christmas Day

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Luke 2:1-20

Dollar Store Item: A bunch of normal stuff.

The Take Away: In the midst of all that is going on, God arrives on the scene!

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Luke 2:1-20

Dollar Store Item: A bunch of normal stuff.

The Take Away: In the midst of all that is going on, God arrives on the scene!

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Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:26-38

Dollar Store Item: Printout with the Address of the Church, maybe a return address off an envelope.

The Take Away: God promises to tent among us with Jesus Christ, and that God has never needed an address or a house.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Luke 1:26-45 [46-56]

Dollar Store Item: Birth Announcement Cards

The Take Away: The Birth Announcement comes to the mother, and then to the World. And Mary answers, “Here I am!”

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Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; John 1:6-8, 19-28

Dollar Store Item: Mirror

The Take Away: We are called to reflect the light into the world.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 4:16-21

Dollar Store Item: Picture of a Christmas Cactus

The Take Away: God promises will come up like a Christmas Cactus, surprising and amazing.

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Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Mark 1:1-8, Isaiah 40:1-11

Dollar Store Item: Stuffed animal, blanket, Cup of Tea, something that comforts, and has a story attached to it.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Joel 2:12-13, 28-29, Luke 11:13

Dollar Store Item: Gift Box

The Take Away: God promises the gift of the Holy Spirit, which calls us again and again.

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Sunday: First Sunday of Advent

Revised Common Lectionary – Year B

Text: Mark 13:24-37, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Dollar Store Item: Gift Tag labeled, “Don’t open till Christmas.”

The Take Away: We are in a time of waiting for Jesus, both for Christmas, and for Christ to come again. Even as we wait, we know the gift that has been given through Grace – Jesus Christ.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Daniel 6:6-27

Dollar Store Item: Footprints that show you were to stand.

The Take Away: We are called to stand for the Lord, and stand for the oppressed.

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Sunday: Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: Matthew 25:31-46, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Dollar Store Item: Something to eat, Welcome Pad, Scarf, Shirt or Gloves, and a pair of glasses.

The Take Away: All these have one thing in common: They help us see Jesus clearly in the world, as we treat others like Jesus.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; then 31:31-34

Dollar Store Item: Magnetic Board, Phone with Camera, Etch a Stetch

The Take Away: God remembers our sins no more!

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Sunday: Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Revised Common Lectionary – Year A

Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30

Dollar Store Item: None

The Take Away: We have been told, and we know, yet we forget that Christ’s Grace holds on to us. Over the long haul of time, from start to finish, we are reminded that God is working with us, and calling us to use our gifts for God and for our fellow humans. So many things remind us of this.

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Narrative Lectionary

Text: Isaiah 6:1-8

Dollar Store Item: None

The Take Away: In Confession and Forgiveness, we find freedom to be sent out in joy for our God.

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