Sermons for November 2011 thru January 2012

November 13, 2011: Stewardship Dedication Sunday 

November 20, 2011: Stewardship of Talents

November 22, 2011: Thanksgiving Service (Tuesday – 7:00 p.m.)

November 27, 2011: 1st Advent ~ Communion: Mark 11:1-11 “Always Less Than He Really Is”
“Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and He sat on it.” (11:7)

December 04, 2011: Matthew 18:1-10 “Of Children and Angels”
“Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you,
in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.” (18:10)

December 11, 2011: Romans 15:4-13 “By the Encouragement of the Scriptures”
“... So that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.” (15:4)

December 18, 2011: John 1:19-28 “God’s Strange Glory”
“Among you stands one whom you do not know, the one who is coming after me;
I am not worthy to untie the thong of His sandal.” (1:26-27)

December 24, 2011: Christmas Eve Service (Sat) Luke 1:39-55 “The Beating of Unseen Wings”
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” (1:45)

December 25, 2011: Beth House, Director of Christian Education, preaching

January 01, 2012: Matthew 2:1-18 “From Bethlehem to Bedlam”
“Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt.’” (2:13)

January 08, 2012: Communion: Hosea 11:1-9 “The Anguish of God”
“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? ... 
My compassion grows warm and tender. I will not execute my fierce anger....” (11:8, 9)