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Text Box: Reading the Bible Each week you can find a brief meditation on one of the passages on the United Church of Christ web site. Go to http://i.ucc.org, click on Stretch Your Mind (at the top of the page) and again on Stretch Your Mind on the drop down list. Then click on Opening the Bible and you will be at the Weekly Seeds page. The most recent meditation occurs first and you get the whole thing by clicking on the Read more at the end of the short        paragraph. April 6:    3rd Sunday of Easter                 Acts 2: 14a, 36-41                              Psalm 116: 1-4, 12-19                 1 Peter 1: 17-23                                   Luke 24: 13-35   April 13:  4th Sunday of Easter                 Acts 2: 42-47                                        Psalm 23                 1 Peter 2: 19-25                                   John 10: 1-10   April 20:  5th Sunday of Easter Acts 7: 55-60 Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2: 2-10 John 14: 1-14   April 27: 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 17: 22-31 Psalm 66: 8-20 1 Peter 3: 13-22 John 14: 15-21

Text Box: Sermon Series:    New Life Challenge Even though we think of Easter as an event that we celebrate one Sunday out of the year, according to the liturgical calendar, Easter is an entire season that lasts for seven weeks until Pentecost Sunday on May 11.   Therefore, we will celebrate Easter for the next six weeks and our sermon series, New Life Challenge, will focus on Christ’s call to live each day through the power of the Holy Spirit.   April 6 John 20:19-31      Beyond Reasonable Doubt      Faith is deepened as we move beyond our doubts by asking                                                                                                      honest questions about the reality of Christ’s presence. April 13  I Peter 1:17-23  Eternity Now                            Through faith we can discover eternal love and purpose in our daily lives. April 20  Jack Henson will lead our worship service today while our pastor is out of town. April 27 John 10:1-10    Abundantly Full                         Christ wants to give us rich and meaningful lives, but we must be willing                                                                                            to follow his divine voice of love—- instead of the loud voices of fear and                                                                                            greed that are so easily heard in our society.  

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