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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent! I will start by asking you a question: Can anyone think of someone who is really important or famous? (Let them respond and draw them out until they have mentioned at least three or four names.) Do...The Immediate Word
Thomas Willadsen
Christopher Keating
Dean Feldmeyer
Mary Austin
Katy Stenta
George ReedFor January 12, 2025:- God Promises to Be With Us by Tom Willadsen based on Isaiah 43:1-7, Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29.
- Second Thoughts: A Baptism Made Complete by Chris Keating. As we celebrate Jesus’ baptism, we recall the...
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David Kalas
In the logic of the church year, we have spent four weeks anticipating the coming of the Lord, followed by two that celebrate his arrival. Now, with the liturgical and seasonal remembrances of his birth and epiphany completed, we fast forward to his baptism. That is essentially what the gospels do, and we follow their lead.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke all report Jesus’ baptism, while John...Emphasis Preaching Journal
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie BatesIsaiah 43:1-7
Last fall, I saw the movie Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot. It is a powerful movie that is based on a true story. It is set in the small town of Possum Trot, in deep East Texas in 1996. It is the story of Donna Martin and her husband Baptist Bishop W.C. Martin. They become convicted to bring in and care for foster children. They also motivated...StoryShare
Peter Andrew Smith
Ted looked out over the field behind his grandparent’s house and sighed. He tried to ignore the noise from the family gathering inside and concentrate on the trees next to the house. What was wrong with him? He had been so excited to be baptized, so enthusiastic about becoming a Christian and part of the church, and now that it was over all of that excitement seemed to evaporate. Had he made a...The Village Shepherd
Janice B. Scott
I was very disturbed to read in the papers recently about those two teenage girls who both died, apparently in a suicide pact, just before Christmas.
I was even more disturbed to learn that one of the girls had developed a deep interest in things spiritual. The implication was that it was partly due to her unshakeable belief in the eternal nature of the soul and the...SermonStudio
James Evans
The references in this psalm to God's appearance in the storm are strongly reminiscent of the creation narrative. The idea of the "Lord enthroned over the flood" (v. 10), connects with the image of God's presence "brooding over the waters."
Raising these images in connection with the baptism of Jesus, however, provides an opportunity to not only expand our thinking about baptism, but...SermonStudio
Harold C. Warlick, Jr.
A certain physician started to practice medicine in a large city. His ambitions were strong and opportunities seemed plentiful there. Success was his right from the start. His practice became almost too large for him to handle. Fame and praise were heaped on him to overflowing. But he forgot that a doctor should do more than heal sick bodies. For this physician, a patient was only interesting if...SermonStudio
William G. Carter
One Saturday when I was seventeen or eighteen, I had an unusual religious experience. I was serving on my church's board of deacons, and one of the middle-aged members of the board was driving me around so we could drop in and visit some older members of our church.
This was during the late seventies, at a time when our congregation was going through some turmoil. A number of people...SermonStudio
Steven E. Albertin
I'm glad to see that so many of you are wearing your nametags this morning. We have been struggling for some time to get you to wear them and it seems as though our latest solution is working. Putting the nametag table right next to the greeters so that you can't miss them as you walk into the church seems to do the job. Having everyone wear nametags is important to us because at Christ Church we...
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