3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 28 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 16 You did not choose me but I chose you.       mortals that you care for them? 13 For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”, 14 But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”. 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”, 28 Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” 29 Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, 30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. 8I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’, The Baptism of Jesus 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. Even sinners love those who love them. 11 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. 10 For a day in your courts is better He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the sabbath, and do not profane it, and hold fast my covenant— 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 7 For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 12 After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. 15 You shall not steal.      that the hand of the Lord has done this? 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!’ 8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. Would you then refrain from marrying? 11 Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. And God saw that it was good. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 51 Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” 52 Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. Facebook. Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. I will say it again: Rejoice! 10 You shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. And he was a Samaritan. 19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; And during supper 3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. 18 “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.”. 31 God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. 5 Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.” 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”. Come, see the place where he lay. 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Genesis 37:12-28 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 8 The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise replied, “No! You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. say to the cities of Judah, 1 Thus says the Lord: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. 28 Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”, Jesus and Thomas 15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” 16 And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet, 1Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. 6 They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, 7 and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi. 3 In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, “Grant me justice against my opponent.’ 4 For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.’ ” 6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. wakens my ear I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” 18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her. 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” 8 (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Why do you test the Lord?” 3 But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” 4 So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? 4126 Ingersoll Avenue 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Plymouth is a progressive, inclusive, joyful church in Des Moines, Iowa. 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students. 15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 18 “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.     to the living God. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 10I have seen the business that God has given to everyone to be busy with. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 9 He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 31 Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, 32 and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. Bicentennial project (1) 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Related Videos. 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks fora fish, will give him a snake instead? 18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. 15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. No one is good but God alone. 19 After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. according to your steadfast love remember me, 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 20 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. Plymouth Church 4126 Ingersoll Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50312. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. 11 Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. 31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Plymouth is a progressive, inclusive, joyful church in Des Moines, Iowa. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 29 God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. Led by Ron Moersfelder, it’s a lectionary based study using the Weekly…, © 2021 Plymouth Congregational UCC – Powered by, 1st John 1:1 - 2:2 and Gospel of John 20:19-31. 17 But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand, Dec 12, 2020 - Dec 13, 2020. 4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.    let your face shine, that we may be saved. 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven. 9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10 I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? The virgin’s name was Mary. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. Plymouth Congregational Church attraction travel guidebook, Des Moines must-visit attractions. 4 Then Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house.” 5 And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell.    double for all her sins. 13 But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—“I believed, and so I spoke”—we also believe, and so we speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. 16 He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? for those who keep his covenant and his decrees. 26 Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not make room for the devil. 1 Praise the Lord! 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”, 21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. 1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 2 Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Plymouth Congregational Church is a progressive faith community grounded in the Christian tradition. 5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. ... Congregational Care Callers. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.    their constancy is like the flower of the field. And after being warned in a dream, he went away to the district of Galilee. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. you discern my thoughts from far away. 16 But Jesus called for them and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 1 Comfort, O comfort my people, 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” 13 When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Arts @ Plymouth Arts@Plymouth is the Music and Arts Ministry of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Des Moines. 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