Sermon provided by Beau Demarest, 9th grader. FIRST READING Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Injustice and violence in the time leading up to the Babylonian exile move this prophet to lament: How can a good and all-powerful God see evil in the world and seemingly remain indifferent? God answers by proclaiming that the righteous will live by faith. 1The oracle that the…
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FIRST READING Acts 2:1-21 Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told his disciples they would be filled with the Holy Spirit. Now, amid signs of fire, wind, and a variety of languages, the people were amazed and astonished at Jesus’ promise coming true. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven…
Today is Youth Sunday. Gospel read by Isaac Daniels. Sermon by Beau Demarest. FIRST READING Jeremiah 17:5-10 These verses compose a poem that is part of a larger collection of wisdom sayings that contrast two ways of life. Life with God brings blessing: the power and vitality of God is active in our life. Life without God brings a curse,…
FIRST READING Psalm 33 1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright. 2 Praise the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings. 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work…
FIRST READING Reader: Isaac Daniels 2nd Kings 2:1-12 Today’s reading centers on the transfer of power and authority from the prophet Elijah to Elisha. Their travels, which retrace the path of Joshua back to Moab (the place where Moses died) and the parting of the waters, demonstrate that Elisha and Elijah are legitimate successors of the great prophet Moses.…
Sermon: Joseph Kubly, Carter Ferris FIRST READING Exodus 24:12-18 12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” 13 So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up…