“Comfort in Trying Times” The church in Corinth was a mess. So too was the society around. Paul (and many in the church) were suffering. From July 12 to August 11, we will be studying the theme of “Comfort in Trying Times” using 2 Corinthians as our model. With shutdowns nationwide, the spread of COVID 19, and rough…
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Worship of June 28, 2020
The Book of Job 31:35-37; 38:1-11 and 38:25-27: Job said, “O that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!) O that I had the indictment written by my adversary!36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me like a crown;37 I would give him an account…
June 20, 2020 Update and Information about 200th Anniversary Homecoming
Yes, it’s still our 200th Anniversary. No, we will not be able to celebrate Homecoming as normal in 2020. Yes, God is good all the time. Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, First off, we are open! Worship tomorrow for Father’s Day with masks and social distancing. We are on the third of a…
Sermon of June 14, 2002 — “Job, Part II”
There was a drop in service during the worship. You just missed a short bit of the conclusion of the sermon, which was in short: “Job may not trust God as reliable in Chapters 3-7 but he does talk with the Divine.” Featured image is used courtesy of: “Brief” by Brett Jordan is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Yes, we are open!
To watch a live stream of the worship, follow the link here on the church’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hillschurchexport/ A time delayed video of the stream will be posted sometime in a few days after the Sunday Service! Thanks for your encouragement and support! On behalf of Consistory and Staff, Pastor Joseph
Job Chapter 1 : Is God Reliable?
Job 1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all…
Pentecost Sermon & Worship. May 31, 2020
Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were…
Yes, we are opening.
Dear friends and members of Emmanuel Church, It is a humid morning on God’s hill! We are slowly ‘rolling out’ a way to open for worship as we move into Pennsylvania’s Green Phase. Green does not mean that all the risk has ended; but it does mean that we can begin to think and talk…
Memorial Day Worship
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash 1 Corinthians 15, selected verses Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to…
