Bluegrass United Church of Christ
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ is a congregation in Lexington, Kentucky. We see the value and worth of all God's creation and practice our understanding of God's love toward everyone that "No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here."
Bluegrass United Church of Christ
2w ago
John 3:16 is probably one of the most famous and oft-quoted scriptures in the Bible. What follows that verse is important for our Lenten journey. God did not send Jesus to condemn the world, but to offer it saving light. As believers in that light, we are called to be those who will continue to light up the world through our lives so that the world might see the hope it yearns for. We're excited to continue our Lent series, What R U Up 2?
MESSAGE: "Light Up" by Pam Lee-Miller
SCRIPTURE: John 3: 16-21
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
2w ago
The story of Jesus' response to the temple being made into a marketplace was profound and may have been another step toward his ultimate demise on the cross. He refers to raising up a new temple in three days - something his disciples later remembered as a foretelling of his resurrection. How might we raise up as the Body of Christ and be a holy temple - a holy dwelling place of God - in the world? We're excited to continue this new Lent series called What R U Up 2?
MESSAGE: "Raising Up" by Pam Lee-Miller
SCRIPTURE: John 2: 13-22
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
2w ago
Jesus was very clear that following him might not be a smooth ride. He was bound to choose the just way, not the easy way, through life. To take up the cross was to lose one's life - to let go of certain expectations of safety and acceptance in order to stand for the Gospel message of love. How are we to take up the causes of Jesus - justice, righteousness, and mercy in our day?
MESSAGE: "Taking Up" by Kenny Bishop
SCRIPTURE: Mark 8: 31-38
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
2w ago
The first Sunday of our new Lent series brings us to the moment at which Jesus comes up out of the water of baptism to hear, "You are my beloved." We are called to come up out of the depths of whatever seeks to keep us under and know that we are beloved of God. Come up, for now is the time to be fully who you are created to be for the sake of the world.
MESSAGE: "Coming Up" by Pam Lee-Miller
SCRIPTURE: Mark 1: 9-13
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
1M ago
Many of us grew up with an apocalyptic view of the future. The fear and dread that resulted were both motivation and intimidation. But was that the message that Jesus was trying to convey? Is our relationship with God supposed to be based on fear?
MESSAGE: "Coming Soon" by Kenny Bishop
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 41: 10, Psalm 23: 4, 2 Timothy 1:7, Matthew 14: 27
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
1M ago
Most of us have never experienced a world as divided as it is today. Things that usually bring us together are pulling us apart. Issues that have historically not been political suddenly are. As a nation and as a people, we are being forced to choose sides, even when there shouldn't be any. How do we navigate the anger and divisive rhetoric without compromising our core understandings of what we believe faith and justice looks like.
MESSAGE: "Them Too" by Kenny Bishop
SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 1: 10-13a
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1M ago
Have you ever felt like you were all by yourself and have had to accomplish every task alone? This Sunday we examine Hebrews 10: 24-25 and Ecclesiastes 4:4-10 to explore the reasons why God has called us to community and why living together enhances our life, our church, and the world. MESSAGE: "Together" by Pam Lee-Miller
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
2M ago
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave what would become one of the great speeches of the twentieth century. Even though it seems our nation has taken steps backward in recent years, we still dare to march toward Dr. King's vision of America as a place that truly believes that all are created equal, is a place where former slaves and slave owners will sit together, where oppression will become freedom and justice, where everyone is judged by the content of their character, where while and Black children will join hands as brothers and sisters, where valleys will be exalted, mountains ..read more
Bluegrass United Church of Christ
2M ago
For many, Christmas is over when the sun goes down on December 25th. But there is still more of the Christmas story to tell. Today we look at the experience that the magi had when they traveled from a faraway place in search of the rumored Christ child. We learn they were not looking for salvation or repentance, but only to honor the one who would bring the good news so many needed to hear.
MESSAGE: "We Need an Epiphany" by Kenny Bishop
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2: 1-5, 7-12
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Bluegrass United Church of Christ
3M ago
This Advent season we have been celebrating the gift of being truly present - to each other and to the call of God to make this world a better place. We believe that we are called to claim the gift of being fully present with all people - those who mourn, those who grieve, those who have suffered indignity and oppression. In our final Advent service, which happens to also be Christmas Eve, Pam shares with us about the journey Mary and Joseph took to the place where the child was born, and the Love that started there and made its way around the world, changing and making better all of us who li ..read more