Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
August 3, 2025
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Worship Series: "Dear Children of God: Part 2"
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Who emails anymore? Well, some do, of course. Paul and other epistle writers would have used any method of communication to share the message they brought. Maybe we can think of email as a place to enlarge the conversation. We can go a little deeper, invite serious thinking, and seek input and responses to the ideas and plans put forth. Is it possible to hear the gospel as an invitation to engage in dialog? Are we allowed to ask questions and consider the implications and applications of what we read or hear? Certainly! That’s what it means to be engaged as the "Dear Children of God."
This is the Last service of a 4 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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This Service's Theme:"Set Your Mind"The graphics at the top of this page list topics for other services of the Series.
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Liturgical Resources
This week marks the last "email" from Paul to the Colossians in this worship series, the last reminder about who the Christians of Colossae are and how their story forms their identity as a community.
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Lectionary Scriptures:
Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 107:1-9,43; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21;
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"Woke Up This Morning"
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"Come, Share the Lord"
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"Now Thank We All Our God"
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"When We Are Living (Pues Si Vivimos)"
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"My Life is in You, Lord
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"One Bread, One Body"