MountainVicar

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May 27 2026
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Lift Up Your Eyes: Wednesday of Summer Embertide 2026 (John 4:31-38)

Moses saw two men prophesying outside the structure and said: would that all the Lord’s people were prophets. That prayer was answered at Pentecost. Now the question is whether the Church will steward the outpouring faithfully. The fields are white. The laborers are few.

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May 26 2026
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Ember Days: An Anglican Perspective

Four times a year, the Anglican calendar sets aside three days for fasting, prayer, and intercession for the Church's ministry. Most Anglicans have never heard of them. Here's what Ember Days are, when they fall, and how to observe them.

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May 25 2026
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Greater Love Has No One Than This: Memorial Day 2026 (John 15:12-17)

This Memorial Day, we explore the heart of the Gospel through John 15: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” We honor those who served and gave their lives while fixing our eyes on Christ, the true Keeper and the Lamb who shepherds the multitude.

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May 25 2026
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Come, Holy Spirit: Pentecost Sunday 2026 (Acts 2:1-21)

Mary Magdalene wept alone in a garden on Easter morning. By Pentecost she is gathered with the 120 in prayer, then stands with the whole community as the Spirit is poured out on all flesh — and three thousand more are added that same day. The arc of Easter does not end with a private encounter. It ends with a community sent.

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May 24 2026
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The Day of Pentecost

Today is Pentecost Sunday — one of the seven Principal Feasts of the Anglican year. The Spirit comes with wind and fire. Three thousand are baptized. The Church is born. The mission begins. And every year the collect asks: pour out this gift anew.

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May 17 2026
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Kept in Your Name (John 17:1-11)

Jesus doesn't pray for his people to be taken out of the world. He prays for them to be kept in his name and sent into it. The new creation is underway and we are part of it through kingdom work — and he is still praying for us at the right hand of the Father.

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May 14 2026 · Edited May 14, 2026
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He Ascended Into Heaven (Luke 24:44-53)

The ascended Christ is far above all rule and authority and power and dominion — not eventually, but now. Every power that frightens us, every force that seems to govern the world: he is above all of it. This Thursday.

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May 12 2026
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Ascension Day: An Anglican Perspetive

The Feast of the Ascension celebrates not the disappearance of Jesus, but his exaltation — and not his distance from us, but the new and greater intimacy of his priestly presence before the Father on our behalf. The Feast Day still presses its claims on us today.

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May 10 2026
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Abide in Me (John 15:1-11)

Jesus doesn't say try harder. He says abide. Stay connected. The branch produces fruit not by effort but by remaining on the vine. Apart from him we can do nothing. Abide in him, and your joy will be full. The fruit comes in its season.

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May 7 2026
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Good Shepherd Sunday: An Anglican Perspective

Good Shepherd Sunday invites us to behold Jesus as the loving, sacrificial Shepherd who knows us by name and lays down His life for the sheep. Exploring John 10, Psalm 23, Anglican liturgy, and the call to follow Him, this reflection offers encouragement for every believer this Easter season.

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May 7 2026
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Rogation Sunday: An Anglican Perspective

In a world that hides dependence behind supply chains and packaged goods, Rogation Sunday does something quietly subversive: takes us outside, sets us on our feet, and teaches us to ask — holding out empty hands to the Lord of heaven and earth. Ancient faith for modern times.

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May 3 2026
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The Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:1-14)

Thomas asked for directions. Jesus gave him a person. "I am the way, the truth, and the life." One way — exclusive in that there is only one, but wide open to anyone who enters. The way is not a map. The way is Jesus himself.

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April 26 2026
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One Gate. One Voice. One Shepherd (John 10:1-10)

Jesus doesn't say “I am a gate” — he says “I am the gate”. One narrow way in, open wide to anyone who enters through it. The thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy. The Shepherd laid down his life so the gate could open and brings abundant life. Enter by him, and find pasture.

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April 19 2026
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Were Not Our Hearts Burning? (Luke 24:13-35)

Two disciples walked away from Jerusalem — grieving, confused, hopes collapsed into past tense. Jesus drew near before they knew who he was, opened the Scriptures, broke the bread, and their eyes were opened. The road to Emmaus did not end in that village.

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April 12 2026
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The Word They Needed Most (John 20:19-31)

The disciples hid behind locked doors — afraid, guilty, and grieving. Jesus came, spoke peace and breathed new life into dry bones. The doors could not hold him then. They cannot hold him now. He is still doing this today.

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April 5 2026
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Called By Name: Easter Sunday 2026 (John 20:1-18)

On Easter morning, Mary came weeping in darkness—grieving and hopeless. The risen Jesus met her there, called her by name, and turned her tears into testimony: “I have seen the Lord.” He is calling your name too. Hear. Respond.

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April 3 2026
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It Is Finished: Good Friday 2026 (John 18:1-19:37)

"It is finished." One word in Greek — tetelestai — stamped across humanity's debt like PAID IN FULL. The Lamb stepped forward. The price was paid. Good Friday sermon on John 18–19.

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April 3 2026
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Good Friday: An Anglican Perspective

On Good Friday, the Church stops. The altar is bare. Silence fills the space. We stand at the foot of the cross and remember: the King gave himself willingly, pierced for our sins. “It is finished.” We do not rush past the darkness. The light is coming — but first, we stay here.

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April 3 2026
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Love As He Loved: Maundy Thursday 2026 (Luke 22:14-30)

On Maundy Thursday, our Lord shares his Last Supper with his disciples, stoops to wash dusty feet, and gives us His new commandment: “Love one another as I have loved you.” In the Upper Room, He models humble service before the cross. Will we receive His love and extend it to others?

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April 2 2026
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Maundy Thursday: An Anglican Perspective

Maundy Thursday blends celebration and sorrow, drawing the faithful into the Upper Room where Jesus shared his Last Supper with his disciples. #ChristIsKing