Tag: Jesus
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Christmas Eve Worship on the Hill 2024
Luke 2: In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3All went to their own towns to be registered. 4Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of…
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Advent 4, 2024
The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is…
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Advent 3 2024 — Isaiah 61
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me;he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted,to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners;2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;3 to provide for those who mourn…
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“Moses as a model for Prayer” Exodus 32. October 6, 2024
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become…
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Service of May 12, 2024–“Bodily Resurrection”
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first…
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“The Holy Spirit in Unwelcome Places” — Service of April 21, 2024
Acts 17:1-9 After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures, 3explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from…
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Emmanuel Reformed will soon be celebrating 204 years!
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, Easter greetings to you in this exciting time of year! The trees are budding, the flowers blooming, the sun (sometimes) shines through all this rain, and Jesus is risen from the grave!!! We have a few exciting things to bring you up to speed. The post-Easter sermon series…
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Service of April 7, 2024 — Acts 1:1-14
In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning 2until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them…
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Sermon of March 17, 2024 — “Keep Awake” Mark 13
Mark 13: As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ 2 Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’ 3 When he was sitting on the Mount…
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