Sunday, January 25, 2015

Epiphany
January 11 - February 15

God Revealed in a Skeptical World!  
The manger is empty.  Jesus is loosed in the world feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, healing the infirmed.  He left Bethlehem and began his ministry in Galilee; calling fisherman, tax collectors, widows and outcasts to follow him.  No longer is this the precious infant heralded by shepherds and kings.  The story of innocence and singing angels matured into the story of the man of God that changed the world.  Even today, we encounter a prophet, savior and king that meets us in the gritty, fractured and brokenness of our lives.  Yes, the manger is empty. 

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

"God Revealed in a Skeptical World!"  

 In the Incarnation, God literally is enfleshed among us.  In the nativity, we give thanks for the gift of the Christ and join in proclaiming a new creation, a new work that God has begun.  In the Epiphany our eyes are opened to that new creation breaking into reality all around us, within us.   And in the next breath, the next day, we are confronted all over again with horrifying acts of violence and hatred, in a world to characterized by want, fear, suffering and conflict.  The truth is, the Epiphany of God struggles within a world we know all to well, even to the point of becoming skeptical, despairing that "the way things are" cannot truly change.

BUT ... the promise of Christ is that "a new creation" is not only possible, but the true intent and will of God for the world and everything in it.  Have we faith enough to lift our eyes to the horizon once more? And dare to dream the dream God dreams ... of a world healed and made whole, of the realms of nature replenished and cared for, of a human community characterized by forbearance, forgiveness and peace.

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Sunday, January 11, 2015

"The manger is empty"
Epiphany - January 11 - February 15
"The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus"

The manger is empty.  Jesus is loosed in the world feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, healing the infirmed.  He left Bethlehem and began his ministry in Galilee; calling fisherman, tax collectors, widows and outcasts to follow him.  No longer is this the precious infant heralded by shepherds and kings.  The story of innocence and singing angels matured into the story of the man of God that changed the world.  Even today, we encounter a prophet, savior and king that meets us in the gritty, fractured and brokenness of our lives.  Yes, the manger is empty. 

Join us for worship on Sunday - 8:30 & 11:00 am.

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