January 12, 2025 Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire…” John the Baptist was in many respects a precursor to Jesus.…
January 5, 2025 Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth and thick darkness the peoples, but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. This Sunday is what has been called Little Christmas, the Feast of the…
December 1, 2024 Jeremiah 33:14-16; Luke 21:25-36 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Heaven and earth will pass away for the end is nigh. The end – but the end of what? The end for whom? The end leading…