Category: From The Pastor HCE
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Ash Wednesday Worship — February 14, 2018 — 7 p.m.
This year’s theme for Lent is Connecting with God: 40 Days of Lent. We start tonight at Hill’s with worship at 7 p.m. and imposition of Ashes. Every event will have light food and refreshment and an activity that illustrates the theme of the week. You can get more information about the whole sweep of…
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February 4, 2018 Sermon — “Word of the Father, Now in Flesh Appearing”
John 10:22-33 22 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered, “I…
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January 28, 2018 Sermon — “How Did We Get Here?”
John 10:1-18 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls…
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“Getting Our Hands Dirty” — Sermon of January 21, 2017
John 9:1-12 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. 4 We must work the works of…
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January 18, 2018 Weekly Update
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, It is a beautiful January up on God’s hill! We ‘ve been blessed with warm fellowship and a warm building, even if the temperatures outside have not been so nice. This Sunday we will welcome a new member to our fellowship and we will hear a lesson from…
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January 7 Sermon — “Light in the New Year”
John 8:2-12 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them, 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman was…
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In Memoriam: Dan Swank
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, On Tuesday morning, Dan Swank passed away at home. Please pray for the Swank Family during this difficult time. Visitation will be at Wolfe-von Geis Funeral Home, Export, on Thursday, January 4 from 2-4 and 6-8. The funeral service will be Friday morning, January 5 at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel…
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Merry Christmas from Your Friends at Emmanuel Reformed (Hill’s) Church!
It’s a beautiful Wednesday morning up on God’s hill! The schedule for this weekend is as follows: Saturday, December 23rd is our Last December Evening Meditation Service at 5 p.m. If you’ve never tried meditation before, now is your chance. In our meditation, we will be accompanying Joseph and Mary on their trip to Bethlehem. Sunday,…
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December 8, 2017 Weekly Update
It’s a beautiful morning up on God’s hill! Tonight is our Polar PJ Party. Haven’t had a chance to get out and shop? Haven’t been able to have a free night because you can’t find a sitter? We have you covered! Dinner, movie, fun and games are in store for the children! Not a member, no…
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December 3, 2017 Sermon — “The Holy One of God”
John 6:52-71 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ 53So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Those who eat my flesh and drink my…
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