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Today’s Reading: Read 2 Samuel 7; I Chronicles 17; Psalm 127:1; Psalm 1 Grab some Legos or Lincoln Logs. Work together to build a house. Ask, “Did you know that “make a house” can have more than one meaning? What else do you think it could mean? In our reading
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Two more Sundays and then it will be the Feast of Pentecost, or Whitsun, which falls this year on May 19. On Pentecost Sunday Christians celebrate Jesus’ keeping of his promise to send the Holy Spirit
Moriah Reichert, Bloomington, IN Warm-up Question Have you seen little kids trying to do grown up things? Does your family have any stories of you trying to do something before you understood what you were doing? Before We Understand When we’re little, we often try to model our siblings, parents,
Today’s Reading: Read 2 Samuel 5:1-10; I Chronicles 11:3; I Chronicles 12:38-40; Psalm 133 It was finally time! ALL of Israel decided it was time to anoint David as King. David became the King of Israel. The Israelites said, “The Lord also said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people,
Rita Argus (Denver, CO) Warm-up Question What signs of spring have you noticed this week? The Good Shepherd I love going for hikes, especially in the springtime. Even before I moved to Denver, I would go for long walks in nature and soak in God’s creation. There was just something
Welcome to Thursday evenings at All Hallows. Christians are called to make a difference in the world, in their community and in the wider world. They are called to be salt, light, and yeast. Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-18 Message: Are Christians known by their love for one another? Link: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2024/04/thursday-evenings-at-all-hallows_18.html
Today’s Reading: Read I Samuel 16; I Samuel 18:6-9; Psalm 59 Have you ever made a bad decision? It happens, doesn’t it? The Israelites found out that their decision to make Saul king was not the right decision! Saul was king for 42 years. In that time, Saul often made