Tag: Jesus Christ

• Sermon of March 8, 2015–“What’s in your Wallet?”

  Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what…

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  March 9, 2015

  From The Pastor HCE, Sermons HCE

  Amway, Apartheid, Balkanization, body, Cleansing of the Temple, Confirmation, conform, cross, cycle of violence, Desmond Tutu, Disney, eternal life, finances, forgiveness, giving away your life, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus’ values, John 2, living sacrifice, militarism, money, Nelson Mandela, Obedience, Peace, Romans 12, sacrifice, sacrificial system, screen time, South Africa, St. Paul, technology, Transformation, trust, Truth and Reconciliation Comission, violence, wallet

• Sermon of March 1, 2015–“Food for the Soul”

  Mark 8:31-38 31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But…

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  March 2, 2015

  From The Pastor HCE, Sermons HCE

  accuser, Bosch, conflict, cross, crucifixion, death, deny oneself, duty, ethics, giving, Jesus Christ, Mark 8, Mark 8:31-38, moral theology, Obedience, outcasts, pastors, Peace, persecution, Pharisees, prosecutor, reward, Satan, the cross

• Sermon of February 23, 2015–“Who, What, When, Where, Why Worship Part II”

    Mark 1:9-13 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 Son,…

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  February 23, 2015

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  fasting, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lent, Mark 1, Matthew 16:24

• Sermon Outline of February 8, 2015–“Getting out of the House”

  Mark 1:29-39 29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began…

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  February 9, 2015

  From The Pastor HCE, Sermons HCE

  Capernaum, good news, Healing, humanity, Jesus Christ, Mark 1, Peter’s Mother in Law, prayer, preaching, Simon Peter

• Sermon of February 1, 2015–“What’s YOUR Problem?”

  Mark 1:21-28 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What have…

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  February 2, 2015

  From The Pastor HCE, Hills Church Export PA, Sermons HCE

  authority, chaos, gulf, humanity, Jesus Christ, law and order, limits, scribes

• Sermon of January 4, 2015–“Day Dreaming”

  Matthew 1:18-25 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace,…

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  January 5, 2015

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  21st century, aging, ambition, angels, Anthony of Egypt, art, christmas, dream world, dreaming, dreams, future, hopelessness, Jesus Christ, Jesus’ birth, Joseph and Mary, Karl Barth, Matthew 1, mundane, Nativity, Philippines, Pope Francis, possibilities, Roman Empire, Roman occupation, United Church of Christ in the Philippines

• Sermon of December 14, 2014–“Shouts of Joy!”

  Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11  The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,     because the Lord has anointed me     to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,     to proclaim freedom for the captives     and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a] 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor…

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  December 16, 2014

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  addition, Advent, anointing, anxiety, blue Christmas, broken hearted, call of release, death, deliverance, Doubt, emancipation, fasting, freedom, good news, Holy Spirit, immigration, Isaiah 61, Israel, Jesus Christ, joy, Lent, Luke 4, ministry, poor, poverty, prisoner, Psalm 133, rescue, salvation, self-examination, sorrow, year end

• Sermon of December 7, 2014–“Things That Make For Peace”

  Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The…

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  December 8, 2014

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  angels, Annunciation, compromise, conflict, confusion, cross, CS Lewis, division, evil, Gabriel, good, grey areas, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, King Herod, King of Kings, Kingdom of God, listening, Luke 1:26-38, Manicheanism, Mary, ministry of peace, miracles, palace, Peace, prejudice, religious authorities, slaughter of the innocents, society, Son of God, throne, understanding, violence, world of eternals

• Sermon of November 2, 2014–“Walking in White”

  Revelation 7:9-17 9After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to…

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  November 3, 2014

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  all saints’, All Saints’ Day, angels, death, dying, eternal life, hospital, Jesus Christ, pilgrims, Revelation 7, saints, strangers

• Weekly Update: All Saints Day

  Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, November 1 is All Saints Day and we will be reemembering all the saints of the church in our special service at 7 p.m. Saturday night in the cemetery. We will light candles, remember our friends and neighbors, and look toward the future when God will wipe…

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  October 31, 2014

  Calendar HCE, From The Pastor HCE, Hills Church Export PA, Notes From Pastor Hedden, Notices HCE

  all saints’, Communion, Jesus Christ, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Westmoreland Association