[Sunday] Abraham Called Ephesians Ch 1

Father Abraham was called to look up at the stars and see countless descendants. Believing this calling, he moved forward in sinfulness as he tried to throw it all away. Even when we fail in our callings, God is still faithful to that original promise of Abraham, bringing unity to people.

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[Sunday] Baptism Of Our Lord

God is pleased, not because the Jordan River is great (it's not); not because Jesus is from an important town (He is from the sticks); not because Jesus has done anything great yet. God is pleased because the creation is being made new, not with greatness or power, but in grace.

New Song This Week.
His Mercy is More

Above “Song for this week” has Grace’s Recording

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[Sunday] Odd Epiphany - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Under Epiphany's odd light, a star guides foreign Maji’s steps to Bethlehem, A jewish King looks like Pharaoh caring nothing for the messiah, and The holy family seeks refuge in Egypt. This light of the kingdom exposes the normalized oddity of God’s salvation.

New Song This Week.

Above “Song for this week” has Grace’s Recording

Original Lower

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[Sunday] Simeon - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Emmanual was worth the Wait.

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[Christmas Day] Light - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Born from the womb of darkness, God dared to paint the nascent universe with light. Centuries later, that celestial brushstroke moves in the wonder of Christmas where every dark place shines the light of God With Us

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[Christmas Eve] Silent Night - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Christmas Eve Candlelight 4&7pm

Amidst the unending clamor, Emmanuel orchestrates a silent night.

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[Sunday] Christmas Gift - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Giving Christmas gifts to children is so much fun. Seeing the joy on their face as they jump up in surprise, walking all around showing and telling everyone about the great gift. The Christmas Gift really brings us to the heart of the season.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  EMMANUEL: JOY IN THE MIDST - Christmas Gift

1. When was the last time you had joy giving a gift?

2. Read John 5:1-9.  What gift does Jesus bring to the man by the pool?

3. Read Luke 2:8-20.  What gift does Jesus bring the shepherds?

4. What gift does Jesus give to all of us?

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[Wednesday] Christmas Variety - Mid-week Advent

6:30PM Wednesday Dec 13th
5:30PM Potluck Dinner

Here is the Christmas Debate with attempted Corrected Audio

Join us for a whimsical Wednesday evening at "Christmas Variety," where holiday cheer takes center stage! Engage in a lively debate on Christmas tree decorating, test your musical prowess with a festive round of "Name that Tune" featuring jingling bells, and share your talents or heartwarming stories with a spirited community. Get ready to harmonize and sing along to timeless Christmas classics like "Up on the Housetop" in this merry celebration of joy and creativity!

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[Sunday] Oh Christmas Tree - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners. He is there when the new little family almost splits up. He is even Emmanuel when the dreams of wonderful Christmas trees come crashing down.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  EMMANUEL: JOY IN THE MIDST - Oh Christmas Tree

1. Describe a time when a Christmas celebration didn’t quite go as planned.

2. Read Matthew 1:18-25.   How does Joseph’s life not quite go as planned?   How does God work anyway?

3. Read Matthew 9: 9-13.   Why did Jesus eat with Matthew’s friends?  Why did the Pharisees complain about it?

4. Think of some shortcomings in your life?  What does it mean that Emmanuel comes even for those times?

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[Wednesday] Christmas Characters - Mid-week Advent + Photos

6:30PM Wednesday Dec 6th
5:30PM Potluck Dinner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx1t3VlZplI

Step into a festive wonderland at our upcoming Wednesday Advent event! Join us for an enchanting evening filled with Christmas characters spanning from the mischievous Krampus to the beloved St. Nick, and journey through time with Old Testament prophets, Mary, and Joseph. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of global holiday traditions, and delight in the joy of singing classic Christmas carols. As a special touch, don your coziest Christmas sweater—don't worry, we'll turn down the AC to keep the holiday spirit alive! It's a magical celebration that brings together the best of Christmas past and present, promising a memorable and heartwarming experience for all.

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[Sunday] Christmas Letter - Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

Ahh the Classic Christmas Letter, where we divulge all the braggadocious details of our year but leave out certain difficult parts of struggle. What details would Zecheriah include in a letter? Helping the Temple? Going mute because of unbelief? Childlessness? But Emmanuel comes into his and our midst bringing songs of joy.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  Emmanuel: Joy in the Midst

1.  If you were writing a Christmas card about your life over the past year, what details would you include?  

2. Read Luke 1:5-25, 57-80.   Why do you think Zecheriah doesn’t believe the angel?   What happens to him?   How does Elizabeth respond to the news?  What does she say about God?  What does Zecheriah realize in v.57-69?

3. Read Luke 7: 11-16.   What was the woman’s problem?  How does God visit her?

4. How might you encourage someone this advent season that Jesus has come to be with them?

New Song this Week!

Listen to our recording and the artist rendition.

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[Sunday] Christ the King Sunday 2023

Just as Christ is “the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end,” at the close of every liturgical year, we look forward, with renewed hope, to Christ’s coming again in glory to reign as Lord forever. In the same way, we also look forward to our own resurrection and the time of a new earth — an earth that is no longer broken by sin and groaning. Christ will come again in glory just as surely as He came the first time, when He was born. So we have these three weeks of “transition” at the end of the “long green season” into the Advent Season: the new beginning of the liturgical year.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Christ The King

1. Skim over Matthew 23-25.  What is Jesus primarily talking about?  How does it make you feel?

2. Think of a time when things seemed out of control in your life, where did you think God was in that time?   

3. Read Matthew 25:31.   At the end times where does Jesus say he (the son of man) will be?   

4. Read Matthew 25:32-40. How do the sheep (the righteous) respond when Jesus tells them all the good kingdom of God work they had been doing and welcomes them into His kingdom?   Think of a time when you didn’t realize when God was doing His Kingdom work through you as you were His hands and feet loving others.

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[Sunday] Speak Well - Generosity

What she does is pretty outlandish. But while the disciples scold her for being wasteful, Jesus stands up for her. May we stand up for even the foolish, because we might just be emulating the grace of Jesus.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Generosity -Speak Well

1. How does a person’s reputation affect his standing in society?

2. Read Mark 14:1-9.   What do the disciples think about the woman who pours out the nard?  How do they describe what she’s done?  If you were that woman, how would you have felt at that moment?

3. How does Jesus respond to the disciples?  What does Jesus do for this woman?  How does Jesus do this same thing for you?

4. Who will you see this week that is normally slandered?  How might you speak well of them this week?

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[Sunday] Coveting Abundance - Generosity

We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance,  house, wife, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to them in keeping it.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Generosity - Coveting Abundance

1. -What kinds of things are done under the guise of fair dealing by people who want what belongs to someone else yet do not want to appear dishonest?  How does society aid and abet such practices?

2. Read 1 Kings 21:1-16.  How do Ahab and Jezebel covet?  How are their actions dishonest?  

3. What ways today are we tempted to act in a similar way to Ahab and Jezebel?

1. In a world full of coveting, Jesus “gives his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).  How is Jesus the opposite of the world?  What hope does this hold for you? 

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[Sunday] Steal Generosity - Generosity

We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or possessions, or get them in any dishonest way, but help him to improve and protect his possessions and income.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Generosity - Steal Generosity

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[Sunday] Honored Blessing - Generosity

This is from the confession

Honor your father and mother, and your days will be blessed. Jacob contemplates his long history filled with selfishness, dishonor, and greed and chooses to see the abundance of God by honoring Pharaoh with a blessing.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Generosity - Honored Blessing

1. How is honoring different from loving?

2. Read Genesis 47:1-12.  How does Jacob describe his life?  

3. At the end of his life, how and why does he honor Pharoah?  What is surprising about that?

4. In what ways are parents God’s earthly representatives? Living in the abundance of God, how can we be free to honor our parents and leaders around us?

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[Sunday] Split Abundance - Generosity

Have no other Gods before me. What does this mean? We should fear love and trust in God above all things. God has created us in abundance, so rest.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:   Generosity - Splitting Abundance 

1. What makes you uncomfortable as we talk about stewardship and generosity?   How is it tempting to make stewardship more about the law than grace?

2. Give a description of popular false gods in our generation. How does an idolatrous heart feel and behave toward each of these false Gods?

3. Read Luke 12:13-34.  What question is first asked of Jesus?  How does one miss out on the abundance of God?

4. How does Jesus respond to his question?  What does he encourage us to see?

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[Sunday] Sanctification - Forgiving Challenge

True freedom is experienced through sanctification, when we realize the sins and shame the  enemy wanted to use to destroy us now becomes the means we use to not only destroy the enemy but bring others to freedom. This is Peter's story and ours as well.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  See This weeks Together Group Study

Releases at 11Am on Sunday

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[Sunday] Restoration - Forgiving Challenge

While Peter may still be pining over his past, Jesus is hyper-focused on pointing Peter towards the future. Jesus restores the original call He placed on his life. Not only does God forgive you, but God loves you.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  See This weeks Together Group Study

Releases at 11Am on Sunday

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[Sunday] Absolution - Forgiving Challenge

Jesus beautifully recreates Peter’s worst moment in order to show how Jesus is unafraid to enter into our worst moments, which gives us enough grace to cover even the worst parts of our stories.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:  See This weeks Together Group Study

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