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When I was in Girl... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 2001
When I was in Girl Guides one of the things I liked to do best was to go on a hike.
It was the mid to... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
It was the mid to late 1700s and a new nation was carving itself out of a new land.
Here's a quiz for you... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Here's a quiz for you.
A friend who taught in... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
A friend who taught in public school explained her frustration at not being allowed to mention any
Bob was a young man... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Bob was a young man who always listened to his parents and would never rebel against their wishes.
In the tiny hamlet of... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
In the tiny hamlet of Blantyre, Scotland, an uneducated laborer named David Hogg taught a boys Sunda
A year ago I faced... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
A year ago I faced the possibility of one of the worst things that can come to anyone -- the loss of
A modern proverb says, A... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
A modern proverb says, "A mind is like a parachute.
After what one church member... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
After what one church member judged an inappropriately controversial sermon the preacher heard the f
A woman in Bible study... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
A woman in Bible study related that when she went into her basement she made an interesting discover
At the time of the... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
At the time of the transfiguration, Jesus must have known something was about to happen.
In his article Judaism Beyond... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
In his article "Judaism Beyond Words" in the journal Commentary (September 2002), David Geler
Transformation a degree at a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Transformation a degree at a time becomes evident in processes like those employed by Hollywood's ma
Daniel Simons, professor of psychology... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Daniel Simons, professor of psychology at Harvard, made a video of two teams of basketball players,
In 1980 there was a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
In 1980 there was a gathering to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the ordination of women into Lut
She touches the untouchables. She... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
She touches the untouchables. She picks up the dying off the streets.
None of us wears a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
None of us wears a veil that anyone can see. We've grown too sophisticated for that.
The St. Louis Globe (February... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The St.
Don't let anyone kid you... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Don't let anyone kid you --growing up has never been easy.
Children enjoy Halloween masks. It... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Children enjoy Halloween masks.
I vividly remember, as a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
I vividly remember, as a boy, standing outside the large display windows of the automobile dealers w
Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was the destination.
Helen Keller is revered as... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Helen Keller is revered as one of the great women of this century.
In Fiddler On The Roof... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
In "Fiddler On The Roof" the big opening musical number is called "Tradition!" Tevye sings of the co
I once knew an individual... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
I once knew an individual who had a very curious, even bizarre, habit.
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Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. (vv. 31-32)

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Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

In our worship today, let us come to Jesus to drink at his fountain of living water and eat of the living bread that he offers us, so that we will never be spiritually hungry or thirsty again.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, help us to drink your living water.
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Jesus, help us to live forever.
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United in the grace of Christ.

Collect of the Day
After recognizing Christ as the true bread that gives life, we pray for this bread that He may live in us and that we may live as His body in the world. Justification (as Intimate Union), Sanctification, and church are emphasized.

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Psalm 130
See Pentecost 3.

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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
-- Ephesians 4:29

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A celebration of the God who is our foundation.
Leader:
The one constant,
People:
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That will never disappoint us,
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People:
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In heaven,
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Ever,
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Praise God!
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