3rd Sunday after Epiphany – Jan 21, 2024 – Live-Stream Link
INTRODUCTIONAs we continue through the time after Epiphany, stories of the call to discipleship show us the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ
INTRODUCTIONAs we continue through the time after Epiphany, stories of the call to discipleship show us the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ
INTRODUCTIONAll the baptized have a calling in God’s world. God calls not just pastors and deacons but also the youngest child, like Samuel. The story
INTRODUCTIONOur re-creation in baptism is an image of the Genesis creation, where the Spirit of God moved over the waters. Both Mark’s gospel and the
INTRODUCTIONThe psalmist calls on the natural world, celestial bodies, fire and earth, creatures, and all humanity, to praise God. The voices of Simeon and 84-year-old
INTRODUCTION”Rejoice always,” begins the reading from 1 Thessalonians. Isaiah and the psalmist make clear that God is turning our mourning into laughter and shouts of
INTRODUCTIONJohn calls people to repent, to clear the decks, to completely reorder their lives so that nothing gets in the way of the Lord’s coming.
INTRODUCTIONStir up your power, and come! The psalmist’s plea in Psalm 80:2 has become familiar to us in the Advent prayers. Isaiah wants God to
INTRODUCTIONOn this final Sunday of the church year our gospel is Jesus’ great story of judgment. In the end, the faithful are those who served
INTRODUCTIONOur readings during November speak of the end times. Zephaniah proclaims that the coming day of the Lord will be filled with wrath and distress.
INTRODUCTIONToday the prophet Amos calls for justice to roll down like waters. Paul urges us to encourage one another with the promised coming of the