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January 14, 2018 – The Aim of the Church: Building the Kingdom of God
2nd Sunday after the Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 6:33 Sermon: The Aim of the Church: Building The Kingdom
Sample Sermon
2nd Sunday after the Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 6:33 Sermon: The Aim of the Church: Building The Kingdom
Epiphany Sunday Communion Scripture: Mark 1:4-11 Sermon: And The Soul Felt Its Worth Love came down at Christmas and the Soul felt its worth. Shepherds, eastern kings- outsiders, really, knew it and accepted it with wonder and awe. Insiders, religious authorities, people who should’ve known better rejected Love. John the Baptist recognized Love when He came. […]
Scripture: Luke 2: 22-40 Sermon: Joyful New You! In Christ, we are given a new start. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation; old thing have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 Sermon Series: Names for the Messiah Sermon Title: Prince of Peace The fourth title assigned by Isaiah 9: 6 to the newly crowned king in Jerusalem is “Prince of Peace.” The king was responsible for social order and for economic prosperity. It was, moreover, understood that the maintenance of a viable social order […]
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 Sermon Series: Names for the Messiah Sermon Title: Mighty God The third liturgical title assigned to the newly coronated king in Isaiah 9:6 is “Everlasting Father.” At the outset it is clear that the oracle is situated in a patriarchal society in which the father is at the head of the family, clan, […]
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 Sermon Series: Names for the Messiah Sermon Title: Mighty God This week we continue reflecting on the royal oracle of Isaiah 9:2–7 as it pertains to Jesus. We have seen how royal titles from an ancient liturgy were taken up by the early church as a way to bear witness to Jesus. Now […]
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 Sermon Title: Names for the Messiah – Wonderful Counselor This passage from Isaiah is well known today and associated primarily with Jesus in part because Handel included it in the Messiah. Today we consider how Jesus meets the Royal expectation of “Wonderful Counselor.” Clearly Jesus was not what the people or religious […]
Sermon Series: Cultivating Your Inner Life: Prayer Title: Ephesians 1 Growing and Receiving Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Sermon Series: Cultivating Your Inner Life: Prayer Title: For The World Because We Are God’s Scripture: John 17: 9, 11, 26
Sermon Series: Cultivating Your Inner Life: Prayer Title: The Lord’s Prayer, Part Two Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4