Texts: Isaiah 42:1-9 • Psalm 29 • Acts 10:34-43 • Matthew 3:13-17 I was reading the New York Times and eating a sandwich at the Potbelly around the corner from the Target on Elston at the beginning of this week when a man who was washing the windows interrupted me to ask if there … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 9, 2011: Baptism of Our Lord
A Light to Reveal…
This Sunday’s worship is overflowing with images – it is the Sunday after Epiphany, so we will hear about Christ as a light to the nations; it is the Baptism of Our Lord, so we will celebrate the gift of baptism that unites us to Jesus’ sacrificial ministry; it is Peter preaching to Cornelius’ household … Continue reading A Light to Reveal…
Sermon: Sunday, January 2, 2011: Second Sunday of Christmas
Texts: Sirach 24:1-12 • Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21 • Ephesians 1:3-14 • John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Those of you who are paying attention to this morning’s readings, and who’ve opened your bibles lately, may be wondering, “where did these readings come from?” Our first lesson comes from a book titled Sirach. Our psalmody came from … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 2, 2011: Second Sunday of Christmas
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