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Epiphany of Our Lord: The Light Has Come

Epiphany of our Lord January 4, 2015 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 In Nomine Jesu Epiphany is about the light. It’s about the light of God’s grace manifested in the Son’s...

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New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve December 31, 2014 Luke 12:35-40 Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them." Luke 12:37 In Nomine Jesu It’s the eve of the New Year. And you wait, but not in a slothful...

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Christmas Eve Midnight: Fragile God Flesh for Fragile Human Flesh

Christmas Eve Midnight December 24, 2014 Luke 2:1-20 Fragile God Flesh for Fragile Human Flesh In Nomine Jesu Life is fragile. Hold it too hard and fierce and you will break it. Hold it too soft and detached and you will miss its giftedness. Tonight fragile God flesh descends...

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2nd Sunday of Advent

Second Sunday in Advent  December 7, 2014 In Nomine Jesu John stood in the wilderness. He stood in a place of barrenness, of isolation, of emptiness. John stood in our world. The clock is of little significance to the shared sufferings of humanity that span the ages of our...

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23rd Sunday after Pentecost

23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 16, 2014 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Guide Us Waking, Guard Us Sleeping, O Lord I don’t know when the world will end, but I can tell you that worlds have ended. I can tell you that worlds have ended as that broken son of darkness narrative...

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The Family Altar

November 2014 Pastor’s Page: The Family Altar “Here is one of the greatest and most important tasks today: that each layman models his home—be it a single person’s room, a suburban villa or a huge farm house—so that it becomes a Christian home, where the...

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All Saints' Day: "If Only..."

Festival of All Saints November 2, 2014 1 John 3:1-3 "If Only.." “If only…” “If only he hadn’t died.” “If only she hadn’t left.” “If only I had made a different decision.” “If only I hadn’t...

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The Holy Ministry and Its Joyful Burden

July 2014   “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them; if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if anyone has an office let him attend to the duties of the office; the one who teaches, in his teaching office; the one who exhorts, in his...

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4th Sunday after Pentecost

The 4th Sunday after Pentecost July 6, 2014                              Matthew 11:25-30 In Nomine Jesu Jesus’ ministry had appeared to be...

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In Memoriam + Ronald Schwoch 1963-2014+

June 28, 2014 Text: John 3:16-21 In Nomine Jesu “When I think that God, His Son not sparing, Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in. That on the cross my burden gladly bearing He bled and died to take away my sin; Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee, How great Thou...

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