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February 22: The Last Sunday After the Epiphany

  This Lord’s Day we’ll concentrate on Isaiah’s prophecy: “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth.“ Jesus had every “right” when he was on the cross to point at us, open his mouth, and cry out, “Look what you’ve done to me, you shameful sinners!” But he didn’t; he [...]

February 15: The Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany

This Lord’s Day we’ll concentrate on Isaiah’s prophecy: “The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.“ Martin Luther says, Our most merciful Father . . . sent his only Son into the world and laid upon him all the sins of all men, saying: “Be thou Peter that denier; Paul that persecutor, [...]

February 8: The Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany

Watch this: He has borne our griefs; He has carried our sorrows; He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; Upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace; With his stripes we are healed; The LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Why did he do all [...]

February 1: The Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

Continuing on in Isaiah, this week we’ll see that Christ’s birth, life, family, time, hometown, death, and broad unpopularity all point to his being like a root out of dry ground. And thanks be to God that he was a downward social climber so he could associate with us. He was despised and rejected by [...]

January 25: The Third Sunday After the Epiphany

As we continue to hear the gospel preached from Isaiah, this week we’ll see that no one can believe unless it is given from heaven to believe. The question is asked in Numbers 11:23, “Has the arm of the Lord been shortened that he is unable to save?” Isaiah shows us that the arm of [...]

January 18: The Second Sunday After the Epiphany

As we continue to hear the gospel preached from Isaiah, this week we’ll see both the prophecy that our Servant will “sprinkle many nations” and how that is fulfilled. This will shut the mouths of kings as the reign of Christ spreads from shore to shore. The related hymns we’ll sing are: Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, [...]

January 11: The First Sunday After the Epiphany

This is a special Sunday for us with our first baptism as a worshiping community. From Isaiah, we’ll hear how God announces the gospel to us when he says, “My Servant shall act wisely.” Reformational thinking directs us to find our assurance in it. The related hymns we’ll sing are: O for a Thousand Tongues [...]

January 4: The Second Sunday After Christmas/Epiphany Sunday

On this second Sunday of Christmas, we’ll note the coming of the wise men and the star from Matthew 2. We’ll also find that the gospel permeates every page of Isaiah. The related hymns we’ll sing are: The First Nowell As with Gladness Men of Old A Mighty Fortress is Our God

December 28: The First Sunday After Christmas

On this first Sunday of Christmas, we’ll sing, pray, listen, chant, and preach about the coming of Christ to redeem his people because of the tender mercy of our God. The related hymns we’ll sing are: O Come, All Ye Faithful Away in a Manger Angels We Have Heard on High

December 21: The Fourth Sunday in Advent

This Sunday we get to enjoy Perry Brackin’s sermon on “What is the Temple of God ? Who Are the Priests of the Lord? & Why Should This Be Important to You?” from 1 Peter 2:4-10. He knows how much we all need to hear the gospel preached from the scriptures, so it will be a [...]