Posted by dwhetter | Tags: Sermons
Today’s Gospel story is only half the story; we will get the other half next week, but it is critical that we focus just on this first half today, because from this story we get a clear understanding of what Jesus’ mission in this world was and what our mission is today. Since the Church began on Pentecost over 2,000 years ago, we have struggled and argued over many things: what to believe,…
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| Jan 27, 2019
Posted by hlewis | Tags: Weekly Word
I have started reading the Bible in the order suggested to
complete it in a year — I’m behind already, of course! I thought the Psalm
reading on the first day was a perfect way to begin: “God’s Word warns us of
danger and directs us to hidden treasure. Otherwise how will we find our way?
Or know when we play the fool? Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day
fresh!” (
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| Jan 23, 2019
Posted by dwhetter | Tags: Sermons
As a veteran of many weddings, I am always interested in listening to wedding stories. Not only have I presided over 50 weddings, I have also been intimately involved in two family weddings, my son’s and my oldest daughter’s, and now this year we are in the midst of planning our youngest daughter, Dana’s, wedding. Weddings require so much planning and there are so many details to ensure that…
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| Jan 20, 2019
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John 2:1-11 Common English Bible (CEB)
Wedding at Cana
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of
Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and …
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| Jan 17, 2019
Posted by dwhetter | Tags: Sermons
Well, Christmas is definitely over. I mean, for the past few weeks we have been talking about the baby Jesus, or at least the small child of Jesus, but today, very abruptly, we jump right into the life of Jesus the adult. Just prior to our reading today, Luke tells us that John was in the region of the Jordan River baptizing people and that “crowds” were coming out to be baptized. John’s message…
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| Jan 13, 2019
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Happy New
Year! I hope you all had a Merry
Christmas, and I wish you all the best in 2019.
This coming
Sunday, Jan. 13, we will celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord, which means we will
read about the baptism of Jesus (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22). According to Luke, after
Jesus was baptized, everyone around heard God speak, “Now
when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been…
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| Jan 09, 2019
Posted by dwhetter | Tags: Sermons
Our Gospel story today is another one of my favorite stories in scripture. I am fascinated by how these “wise men from the East” would travel such a great distance to a faraway land to pay homage to a “king” they weren’t even sure was real. It is an incredible story for us to hear, but it is also a story that creates frustration for me.
Now, for a few of you, you know my frustration.…
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| Jan 06, 2019
Posted by hlewis | Tags: Weekly Word
This
Sunday, Jan. 6, the season of Epiphany begins with the Magi giving their
precious gifts to Jesus. Did you know that many countries celebrate gifts from
the Magi instead of Santa? Children in Latin America write letters to the Magi detailing
their good behavior and asking for presents, while children in Spain leave
straw in their shoes by the door for the Magi’s horses on Epiphany eve,…
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| Jan 02, 2019
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I pray you had a Blessed and Merry Christmas!
With all the
presents opened, the fancy dinners prepared and enjoyed, and all the
celebrations over, now is the time to remind ourselves of what this was all
about.
Once again,
we have been reminded that the greatest event in history has just
happened! The promised one, the Messiah,
was born. At his birth, it was humble
shepherds keeping…
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| Dec 26, 2018
Posted by dwhetter | Tags: Sermons
“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered” (Luke 2:1). Whether you are a person that attends church regularly, or you are a person attends church rarely, or if you are a person that has come to church for the first time tonight, my guess is that if I walked up to you on the street and read this first verse to you, that you would have been…
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| Dec 24, 2018
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