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your faith enlivens your spirit and engages your mind as we celebrate God’s
love and healing for the world with the resurrection of Christ, our Risen Lord.

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READ THE SERMON

January 23, 2022 – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Rev. Denise Clark-Jones

“READING READINESS”

In today’s Scripture passage from Nehemiah, Ezra, the priest, leads the restored Israelite people in a reading of the Law and a recommitting to  God’s covenant. Paul extols the power of the Holy Spirit in the bestowing and activating of spiritual gifts to a congregation divided over their perceived hierarchy of gifts and judging who is closer to Christ based on their individual gifts. The congregation focused on the gifts rather than the Giver. In Luke’s Gospel, we see another scene in which the Scriptures are read to an assembly. After reading from the sacred scroll, Jesus reveals that he is the embodiment of Isaiah’s prophecy that God would establish a Kingdom marked by good news, release, recovery, and freedom. With the Spirit’s anointing, Jesus fulfilled the scriptures and invited all to participate in this kingdom.

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Remember, you are God’s beloved,
called and claimed
to love as you have been loved.
May God bless you and keep you,
this day and in the days to come. Amen

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