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Entries from July 2008

March 31, 2008

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” John 19:25. 
It doesn’t matter that Thomas was no […]

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March 23, 2008

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Christ is Risen!  Christ is Risen, indeed!
 
Goodness is stronger than evil;
love is stronger than hate;
light is stronger than darkness;
life is stronger than death;
victory is our through Jesus who loved us                                                                                                                                                   Desmond Tutu, South Africa

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Good Friday

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Good Friday
           Holy Saturday
                        “Were you there?”
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
We were the silence when no bird sang.
Were you in the garden when the disciples fell asleep?
We were the betrayal in Judas’s kiss.
Were you in the courtyard when the cock crowed three times?
We were the denial in Peter’s mouth.
Were you in Pilate’s […]

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Maundy Thursday

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

John 13:34-35 34I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 
Today is Maundy Thursday, the day we remember the Last Supper of the disciples, […]

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March 19, 2008

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

The Hebrew Bible reading for Holy Week is Isaiah 50:4-9. (http://www.textweek.com/festivals/) We read this passage as we ended our 11am Palm Sunday worship, moving toward Holy week. Isaiah 50:4-9 4The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning […]

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Palm Sunday

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Hosanna … Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna! (Mt 21:9) Palm Sunday is a joyful, joyous day of celebration and confusion.  “Who is this?” the crowds were saying.  “Who is this, who comes on a lowly donkey, yet causes people to shout ‘Hosanna!’ and wave branches of palms in delight?” 
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UCT Camping Trip

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

[ April 4, 2008 12:00 pm to April 6, 2008 12:00 pm. ] Church-wide Activity
Leaders: Denise and River
Location: Suwanee River State Park

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Youth Group Potluck Dinner and Group Discussion

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

[ March 16, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Leaders: Sarah Hembree and Kathy Heinz
Location/Hosts: The Spencer Family

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Sunday Service

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

[ March 30, 2008; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] “Service Sunday”  - Celebrating the Service of UCT Members
Single Service

Scripture:  John 20: 19-31

Sermon:  “Good Grief – Good Doubt!”

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Sunday Service

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

[ March 9, 2008; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Fifth Sunday of Lent 

Scripture:  Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon:  “New Hope For Dried Bones”

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