Category: Uncategorized
-
Weekly Update–March 3, 2011
Dear Friends at Emmanuel Reformed Church, Wishing you many blessings as we approach Lent. First, you voted and the tally is in: On March 13th, the multi-media sermon is going to be “Storm Front Coming: The Bible in the Music of Johnny Cash.” Following worship and the coffee hour that Sunday, everyone is invited to…
-
Sermon of February 27, 2011–“Standing in Line at the Grocery Store”
Isaiah 49:8-16 8 This is what the LORD says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, 9…
-
Sermon of February 20th, 2011–“Paul’s Plan for Progress”
A reading from 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23: 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one…
-
Thursday Morning Update–February 10, 2011
Good morning everyone, Tonight is the Mook Group at 7 p.m. at Norwalk Daily Grind. We’re talking about Connection. We had a wonderful worship time last Sunday with the Cub Scout Pack 213 and with The Souper Bowl of Caring. Because of your generosity, we raised over 200 dollars for the Food Bank. Thank you…
-
Sermon of February 6th, 2011–“Recipe for God’s Reign”
Matthew 5:13-20: 13 ‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14 ‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden.…
-
Sermon of January 30, 2011–“The Mardi Gras Message”
A reading from 1 Corinthians 1:18-31: 18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’ 20Where…
-
Sermon of January 23, 2011–“A Shining Shift”
Matthew Chapter 4:12-23: 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land…
-
Sermon of January 16, 2011–“The Disciples’ Diary”
Here is this Sunday’s sermon: The Disciples’ Diary Check out these great websites to get more information about the sources I used: Rob Bell’s Dust in the NOOMA series formed the foundation for the sermon, along with the chapter in his book, Velvet Elvis: click here. Bell cites Ray Vander Laan in his notes in…
-
Sermon of January 9th, 2011–“Big Hearted Baptism”
Matthew 3:13-17: 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in…
-
Q: Why do we ordain deacons and elders?
All Christians are called to Christian ministry. We can see this in Romans 1:7 where Paul calls all the believers ‘saints’ and in many other passages such as Mark 9:23—“Everything is possible for him who believes.” Every person is called into the church of Jesus Christ by baptism, and marked as Christ’s own by the…
Emmanuel Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ 