Choose Life!
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 increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you…
The Word Works!
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 crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,…
Now That’s a Reason to Boast!
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 world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world…
“Come and You Will See!”
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 has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he…
A Time for Transition!
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; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out…
The Word Became Flesh!
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, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’” From the fullness of his…
God’s Perfect Plan!
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 Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are…
Isaiah’s Advent Gift of– a Sign!
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 test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the…
Isaiah’s Advent Gift of– Joy!
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 it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. Strengthen the feeble hands, steady…
Isaiah’s Advent Gift of– Hope!
The Second Sunday in Advent December 8, 2019 Isaiah 11:1-10 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— Hope! A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD—and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge…