February 3rd, 2019 Sermon

Sermon 4 Epiphany – Year C- February 3, 2019 Jonathan MacKenzie Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30

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Sermon–What is good news for the poor?–January 27, 2019

Sermon 3 Epiphany—Year C–January 27, 2019 William Bradbury Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21, Psalm 19 Jesus, quoting Isaiah says, “”The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” If you and I were poor, what would constitute good news?

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Sermon–Deacon Bruce–January 20, 2019

Sermon 2d after Epiphany; January 20, 2019  Deacon Bruce Nickerson John 2:1-11 NEW WINE May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight O God, our creator, redeemer and sustainer. What a gospel. It’s powerful enough to make an AA member weep!

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Sermon–Are You Aware of Spirit Now? January 13, 2019

Sermon 1 Epiphany: Baptism of Our Lord-January 13, 2019 William Bradbury Isaiah 43:1-7, Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 I want to start with a couple of questions: With a show of hands: how many of you have been baptized? Now, how many can remember your baptism? I certainly can’t remember mine and that raises...

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No Church School Sunday, January 20th

Dear Friends- Due to the fairly solid prediction that there will be a significant storm during church school hours this Sunday, I am officially cancelling Church School. There will be no programing offered. Please know that children are always welcomed in the service, if you are planning on attending. We...

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Sermon–Who shrunk our faith? January 6, 2019

Sermon The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ-January 6, 2019 William Bradbury Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-7,10-14, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 Because of Christmas pageants across the years, most of us have melded together Luke’s and Matthew’s story of the birth of Jesus. Fortunately our Church calendar pulls them apart, so that we read...

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Sermon–God’s Word with Us–December 30, 2918

Sermon Christmas 1–December 30, 2018 William Bradbury Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Psalm 147 or 147:13-21, Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7, John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. How we see God, how we imagine God, will determine how we understand the meaning and the force...

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