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11. Known in Making Him Known
In Part 5 of this Easter Series “Knowing Jesus in a New Way”, we realize we know Jesus more by making him known. We hear loudly the invitation to go to the world…
10. Known in the Morning
In Part 4 of this Easter Series “Knowing Jesus in a New Way,” we wonder with the story of Jesus meeting the disciples in the morning on the beach, when they have been fishing all night and caught nothing. Final Breath Prayer in this podcast written by Sarah Bessey (www.sarahbessey.com)
9. Known in the Breaking of the Bread
In Part 3 of this Easter Series “Knowing Jesus in a New Way,” we wonder with the story of Emmaus Road.
8. Known in the Doubt
In Part 2 of this six-week Easter series, Knowing Jesus in a New Way, we wonder with the story of doubting Thomas.
7. The Sun Rises … An Open Door
Around the world this Easter morning, the sun rises and there lies an empty tomb and open door. A surprise! A spiritual invitation. A God-inspired opportunity.
Resurrection is THE open door and the threshold of infinite, wide, divine possibility. As we take this meaningful step, carrying us into the great mystery of Easter, the words and music written by Rev. Maya and her teammate, Jason Locke, invite us to step into hope — again and again.
6. Theological Banquet: Spirituals
This is the fifth and final episode centred on Janet Gear’s best-selling book, Undivided Love. We’ve learned that, in any United Church, there are likely to be represented five streams of lived faith. The church community could be imagined as gathering at one large banquet, with each different stream having its own table. So far, Rev. Maya has led us to four banquet tables: Evangelical, Ecclesial, Missional and Ecumenical. You may want to listen to those episodes first. Today we visit the final table: the “Spiritual Banquet Table.” Do you find your place here?
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63. Week of Guided Prayer – Day 1: Seed…Promise of Life
Each day this week, we will pray the scriptures together and reflect on how they are speaking into our lives. The daily reflections were written by a team in 2020, a time when our daily rhythms had changed significantly because of COVID-19. They seem even more fitting today to Root us in God and allow us to Grow in Faith.
Day 1. Seed…Promise of Life – Writer G. Austin
61. Table Talk And Everything in Between: Lent 1
On March 9, 2025, Islington United Church began a series called Table Talk and Everything In Between as our Lenten theme. This week, we remember how we are all a part of the story of the good Samaritan.
60. Awake the Senses: Knowing
On March 2, 2025, Islington United Church concluded a series on awakening the senses. This week, we reflected on the sense of knowing with Islington’s spiritual leader Paul Hutchison.