Isaiah 49:1-7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 ; John 1:29-42 Let’s play word association. I’ll say a word and you shout out the first word or phrase that comes to mind. I’ll start with an easy one – Peanut Butter. [I repeat their responses: jelly, bread, honey…] Great! What about faith? [hope, love, belief] How about Discipline? [hard, rules, study] Last one – Discipleship. [follow, student] That was great, thanks! I was wondering if we would make it back to peanut butter on that last one, because of the practice of collecting peanut butter for the UCO, but I wasn’t necessarily expecting it. Maybe that’ll come later. Discipleship is the theme for the day, and it will be again next Sunday according to our readings, so I’d like to come back to that word for a minute and see how it makes you feel. By the word “feel” I am referring to core emotions. According to the late Robert Plutchick, Psychologist and researcher, there are 8 core emotions – each with its opposite – including joy and sadness, tr...
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