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Sermon of January 22, 2017 — “Jesus’ Inaugural Sermon”
Luke 4:14-30 14 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had…
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January 15, 2017 Sermon — “Sitting in Time Out”
Mark 1:9-15 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.11And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my…
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January 8, 2017 Sermon — “Fashionably Late”
Matthew 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ 3When King Herod…
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January 1, 2017 Sermon — “And so it begins”
Luke 2:22-35 22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), 24and they offered a sacrifice according to…
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Happy New Year!
And Simeon said, “For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.” (Luke 2:30-31). 89 year old man in Davao by Phil Warren. Original is on Flicker. Used by permission of a Creative Commons License. Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, It’s a beautiful, snowy morning…
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Christmas Eve Worship — 7 p.m. Christmas Day Sing – a – long — 10:15 a.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship with Communion and a Christmas Meditation at the Manger — 7 p.m. Christmas Day Informal Sing a Long of your favorite carols — 10:15 a.m. I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play; In music sweet the tones repeat, “There’s peace on earth, good will to men.”…
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December 11, 2016 Sermon — What did Mary know ( & we don’t)?
Luke 1:39-56 39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and exclaimed with a loud cry,…
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December 10, 2016 — Weekly Update
Mary’s Song–Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον (My Soul Magnifies the Lord) Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, It’s a beautiful, cold morning on God’s hill! But tomorrow in church, we will be warm. Adult Bible Study is at 9 a.m. Worship is at 10:15 and we will be discussing Mary’s song from Luke,…
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December 4, 2016 Sermon — “Vision Quest”
Matthew 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to…
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December 2016 & January 2017 Newsletter
“For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Click below for this month’s Double Edition of the Hilltopper Newsletter: november-january-2016-2017
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