Archive for ‘January, 2010

Church Year Calendar: Fifth Week of Epiphany (Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2010)

by John Smith

The theme of this fifth week of Epiphany is Bread for the Hungry. Scripture tells us that it is God who provides food for us, and the works of Jesus reveal his person and power in his provision of food for his followers. The Old Testament passage traditionally associated with this week is Psalm 104, [...] Read more »

Church Year Calendar: Fourth Week of Epiphany (Jan. 25-31, 2010)

by John Smith

The revelation of God’s grace and mercy and power in Christ continues in the theme of this fourth Week of Epiphany: Be Made Clean. Scripture makes quite clear to us that disease and death itself are both the natural consequences and the righteous punishment of sin. This does not, of course, mean that every specific [...] Read more »

Sermon for Jan. 31, 2010

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Acts 6:8-15 (“Stephen Is Seized”) by Jim Angehr

Sermon for Jan. 24, 2010

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Acts 6:1-7 (“Seven Chosen to Serve”, Part 2) by Jim Angehr

Sermon for Jan. 17, 2010

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Acts 6:1-7 (“Seven Chosen to Serve”, Part 1) by Jim Angehr

Church Year Calendar: Third Week of Epiphany (Jan. 17-24, 2010)

by John Smith

The overall theme of Epiphany is the revelation of the person and power of Jesus our Lord, and the specific theme of this third week is Come and See! That theme first calls us to come and see the greatness and grace of God in Christ and then it calls us to share this good [...] Read more »

Church Year Calendar: Second Week of Epiphany (Jan. 10-16, 2010)

by John Smith

Epiphany focuses our attention on the person and particularly the deity of Jesus the Messiah. The revelation of who he is begins of course centuries before his birth in the prophecies of the Old Testament, and is further revealed with the angelic news to the shepherds and the coming of the Magi at the time [...] Read more »

Sermon for Jan. 10, 2010

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Psalm 90:1-17 (“From Everlasting to Everlasting”) by Jim Angehr

Church Year Calendar: Second Week of Christmas (Jan. 3, 2010)

by John Smith

This morning, January 3, marks the second of the two shortened weeks of Christmas in the church calendar. The theme of this second week of Christmas is The Word Became Flesh, and the scripture passages associated with it are John 1:1-18, Luke 2:21-40, and Phil 2:-11. Since the sermon text of this week and last [...] Read more »

Sermon for Jan. 3, 2010

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John 1:1-18 (“The Word Became Flesh”, Part 2) by John Smith