Transfiguration Sunday February 23, 2020 2 Peter 1:16-21 Eyewitnesses of His Majesty!   We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.  For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came […]

The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 16, 2020 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Choose Life!     See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.  For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and […]

The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 9, 2020 I Corinthians 2:1-5 The Word Works!   When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.  For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him […]

The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany February 2, 2020 I Corinthians 1:26-31 Now That’s a Reason to Boast!   Brothers, think of what you were when you were called.  Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.  But God chose the foolish things of the […]

The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 19, 2020 John 1:29-41 “Come and You Will See!”   The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!  This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me […]

The Baptism of Our Lord January 12, 2020 Matthew 3:13-17 A Time for Transition!   Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.  But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”  Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; […]

The Second Sunday of Christmas January 5, 2020 John 1:14-18 The Word Became Flesh   The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.  John testifies concerning him.  He cries out, saying, […]

The First Sunday after Christmas December 29, 2019 Galatians 4:4-7 God’s Perfect Plan!   But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his […]

The Fourth Sunday in Advent December 22, 2019 Isaiah 7:10-14 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— A Sign!   Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”  But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to […]

The Third Sunday in Advent December 15, 2019 Isaiah 35:1-10 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— Joy!   The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.  Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.  The glory of Lebanon will be given to […]