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Facing the Passage of Time with Faith
New Year's Eve Worship Service Meditation Upon Entering Church Another year is dawning——a path unknown, untried.‘T’would fill me with foreboding, had I no hand to guide;But He who walked beside me, all through this closing year,Whatever might befall me...
The Nativity of our Lord
The Nativity of our Lord Christmas Day 2023 A Brief History of The Christian Church’s Celebration of Christ’s Birth What is the most important church festival? No doubt many church-goers would answer, "Christmas, of course!" But it wasn't always...
What Christmas Is All About
The Fourth Sunday in Advent - Christmas Eve 2023 What Christmas Is All About: Peace with God and Our Salvation in Christ A grade school class was putting on a Christmas play which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn in Bethlehem. In...
Just Who Are You?
The Third Sunday in Advent - December 17, 2023 Just Who Are You? The poet Emily Dickinson, who went through life for the most part unnoticed, once wrote a poem about not being very important. She began it with the following words: “I’m nobody! Who are...
Christ could come any day… How Ready are You for Him?
The First Sunday in Advent The Beginning of a New Church Year December 03, 2023 Christ could come any day...How Ready are You for Him? There was once an absent-minded professor who could get so absorbed in his work that he would forget the simplest...
Our Lord and King Reigns!
The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity November 26, 2023 The Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Pentecost Season The Last Sunday of the Church Year Christ the King Sunday Our Lord and King Reigns! In ancient Israel, the new year festival of Rosh Hashanah...
So, I’m Going To Heaven. What Do I Do Until Then?
The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity November 19, 2023 The Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Pentecost Season ”So, I’m Going To Heaven. What Do I Do Until Then?” The date was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New...
Heaven Is My Home
The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity - November 12, 2023 The Twenty-fifth Sunday of the Pentecost Season Heaven Is My Home "Is there a heaven?" "Where is heaven?” “What’s heaven like?” And, “Who goes to heaven?” Those are just some of the...
Festival of the Reformation
October 29, 2023 The 506th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity The Twenty-third Sunday of the Pentecost Season Martin Luther's 95 Theses (selected) "In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. * When...
Christ’s Call to Discipleship
The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity – October 22, 2023 The Twenty-Second Sunday of the Pentecost Season Christ’s Call to Discipleship An essential characteristic of great leaders is that they make challenging demands of their followers. When...