Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 11December 22, 2019 Isaiah told us that Jesus would be called “Wonderful counselor” “Mighty God,” “Everlasting Father,” and then this last one – “Prince of Peace.” And that’s our theme for today. The fourth candle on our …
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John 3:1-17December 15, 2019 This year, we’ve been using the themes of our Advent Candles for the themes of our Advent services. I think that’s been good! Maybe we’ve thought a little more about the old tradition of the Advent …
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Luke 1:39-56December 8, 2019 Last week, we looked at the first of our Advent themes. And I said then that we’re going to be using the themes of our Advent candles as the theme for each of our services. And …
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Luke 1:26-28December 1, 2019 During Advent, I have often been drawn to the traditional themes of Advent. There are three, do you remember them? 1) The prophecies about the coming Messiah and his first coming to the earth, 2) the events leading …
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Psalm 95, I Timothy 6:11-16November 24, 2019 As I said last week, Christ the King Sunday is the culmination of the entire church year. All the celebrations throughout the year, everything we have thought so far, about the life and ministry …
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Ezekiel 33:30-33, Matthew 7:24-29November 17, 2019 Today is the “penultimate” Sunday of the liturgical year. You know I love cool words like that – words like “plethora,” “gargantuan,” and “sphygmomanometer.” (A sphygmomanometer is that thing that takes your blood pressure) …
Isaiah 55, Matthew 6:19-34November 10, 2019 This is the time of year we are asked to place value on things. It’s Stewardship time. And I would be remiss if I didn’t clarify that statement. Our Stewardship committee would be quick …
Old Testament, Matthew 25:14-30November 3, 2019 When comes to the parables, it never ceases to amaze me that Jesus made up these stories! I think that’s why I love them so much! Jesus made up these stories, right out of …
Psalm 84:5-12, Matthew 25:31-46October 27, 2019 Why do goats always get a bad rap? There seems to have been a lot of negative things attached to goats over the years. When one person fails another for some reason, they say …
Isaiah 25:1-8, Romans 12:9-21October 20, 2019 I love this phrase, “Outdo one another in showing honor.” Think about it. “Outdo one another in showing honor.” Think about how it would be if people lived by those words. And notice, this …