Category: From The Pastor HCE
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Thursday Morning Update–January 19, 2012
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, This Sunday is the Third Sunday after Epiphany and in worship we will be talking about the call to the disciples, as recorded in Mark’s Gospel Chapter 1. We will also be Affirming the Ministry of Ryan Lucas, who is a Member in Discernment and Student in…
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January 12, 2012–Weekly Update
Good morning Friends and Members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, This Sunday is the kick off for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. We will be doing a couple of things to commemorate the week. First, several of the prayers and worship materials on Sunday come from our partner church, the United Church of Christ…
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Sermon for Sunday January 8–“Throw the Book At Them!”
Sunday’s worship was very powerful. We began with the Ordination and Installation of the New Consistory members. We then had a re-affirmation of Baptism based on the New Year’s Covenant Service of John Wesley. We ended the service with a celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Baptism was the theme around which the sermon was crafted.…
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Sermon of January 1, 2012–“Who Are These People, Anyway?”
This sermon is my attempt to struggle with the roles of Simeon and Anna in Chapter 2 of Luke. It occurred to me during the preparation of the sermon how important they are to the infancy story of Jesus, yet we have overlooked them–that’s a great irony because they were probably overlooked in Jesus’ day…
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John Wesley’s Covenant Service–January 8th at 10:15 a.m.
Want to start the New Year off right? Tired of making New Year’s resolutions only to have broken them by January 13th? Well, John Wesley, the 18th Century Founder of Methodism, created a service to re-dedicate ourselves to God at the beginning of the New Year. I n his journal, Wesley wrote this: “I mentioned…
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Thursday Update–December 29, 2011
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, Good afternoon. I want to thank everyone for the wonderful worship experiences over the Christmas Holiday. It was great to have everyone in worship and I hope that your Christmas was full of the light of Jesus. This Sunday is our New Year’s Day Service at 10:15 a.m.…
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Export, PA
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day In Export: 7 p.m. & 11 p.m. Services of worship with communion and candlelight Christmas Day: 10:15 a.m. Informal Hymn Sing at worship–come dressed casual.
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Weekly Upate–December 15, 2011
Hello friends and members of Emmanuel Reformed, This Sunday is a busy one for everyone at the church. The choir cantata, entitled “Rejoice Believers!” is the main part of the program for 10:15 a.m. worship. The children will be collecting their “Joyful Noise Collection” for Living Waters. Following worship is the Congregational Meeting to elect…
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Sermon of December 11, 2011–“What Angels Don’t Say”
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38. A few years ago I realized how totally unique the birth stories of Jesus are in the Gospels. There’s a challenge to anyone who wants to read the Gospels as a narrative–what happens to the angels? Sure, they are there at Christ’s birth but then what? Angels are absent from most…
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Weekly Update–Week of December 5, 2011
Good Afternoon Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, Saturday morning is a New Member meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Christmas snacks and drinks will be provided. If you know of someone who would like to join with Emmanuel Reformed, let them know about the meeting. If this doesn’t apply to you, please pray for…
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