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Good News - Week of 2/25/2018

2/26/2018

PRAYER OF THE WEEK
Forgive me, O God, when I forget to care for the sacred spaces, sacred times, and sacred people that you make available to me. Amen.

Painting of Jesus driving out the money changers and the animal sellers.

Jesus cleansing the temple

NOTES ON THE SCRIPTURES

Exodus 20:1-17: God gives the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel, instructing them how they should live as God’s people.

Psalm 19: A psalm that celebrates how creation reveals God’s glory and wisdom and how God’s commands and teachings are more valuable than anything, making those who follow them wise. Then a call for God to forgive hidden sins follows the song of praise.

1 Corinthians 1:18-25: God’s wisdom is far wiser than human wisdom, although it appears like foolishness and weakness to human beings. God’s wisdom and strength is Christ crucified which offends those who seek human strength and wisdom, but saves those who are willing to believe and embrace it.

John 2:13-22: Jesus drives out the animal sellers and the money changers from the temple. Then when the religious leaders ask for a sign to prove he has the authority to do this, he tells them that if they destroy the temple, he will rebuild it in three days – to which they respond with incredulity. The disciples, however, after he is raised, realize that he was referring to his body.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Family and Friends Day 2018
Come and enjoy a day of celebration with the Family and Friends of Beechfield United Methodist Church. Join us on Sunday March 18, 2018. Theme: “What’s Love Got to Do with It” – 1 John 4:19. Sunday morning service at 10:30am. Our afternoon service starts at 3:30pm featuring the dynamic preaching of Rev. Zelda Childs – Pastor of Homestead United Methodist Church. Come and praise God with us all day. A lite meal will be served between worship experiences! Don’t be the one to hear about it, be the one to tell about it!!! (View the flyer)

Children's Spring Breakfast
Let’s celebrate Easter and the beginning of Spring with a breakfast for the kids! On Saturday March 24, 2018 from 10am – 12pm Beechfield UMC is inviting all kids to come out and have FUN as we kick off our spring together. Kids between the ages of 2 yrs. – 12 yrs. old will enjoy Games, an Easter Egg Hunt, Arts and Crafts, and of course they will have breakfast with the Easter bunny!!! Cost is $3 per child. Breakfast includes Pancakes, bacon and juice. Sponsored by: Word of Life Christian Academy & Beechfield UMC. (View the flyer)

Easter Sunrise Service
The Baltimore Southwest Cluster of United Methodist Churches will be holding an Easter Sunrise service on April 1 at 6:30 am. Location: Loudon Park Cemetery on Wilkens Ave. Pastor Joel Holmes will be the preacher. All are welcome.

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Good News - Week of 2/12/2018

2/14/2018

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PRAYER OF THE WEEK
Lord, Let everything I do this day and in this season of Lent come from you, be inspired by you. Amen.
(from onlineministries.creighton.edu)

Rainbow (Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash)

NOTES ON THE SCRIPTURES

Genesis 9:8-17: God promises Noah that God will never again destroy all life through a flood, and God gives the rainbow as a sign of this promise.

Psalm 25:1-10: A plea for God to be merciful and to not remember the sinfulness of the psalmist’s youth, but to teach the psalmist God’s ways and deliver him from his enemies.

1 Peter 3:18-22: Jesus died for us and was raised to life, having preached to the “spirits in prison” who disobeyed in Noah’s time. And now we are given the sign of baptism to show that we are saved & cleansed within by Christ, who now rules with God in heaven.

Mark 1:9-15: Jesus is baptized by John, affirmed by God and sent into the wilderness to be tempted. Then after John is arrested he begins his ministry calling people to repent and believe in his Good News message.

Picture of a man's hand with sand falling through it. Photo by Evan Kirby on Unsplash

"Remember you are dust..."

Ash Wednesday: What is it? What does it mean?

Have you ever wondered about Ash Wednesday? Wondered why people walk round with black smudges on their foreheads? Thought maybe it was a "Catholic" thing? Well here is a link to an article that explains Ash Wednesday.

Why ashes? Connecting to who we are and who we can be

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