The Side-Eye

https://youtu.be/cvhHeo4yiTY Sermon from Christmas Eve, 2023 Speaker: Rev. Doug de Graffenried Scirpture: Luke 1:26-38 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this evening comes from Luke's Gospel, the first chapter starting in the 26th verse. In the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth to a Virgin, engaged to a man whose name was Joseph of the House of David. The virgin's name was Mary. He came to her and said, Greetings favored one. The Lord is with you. But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, Do…
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Sermon from Sunday, December 24, 2023 Speaker: Rev. Michael Cloud Scripture: Isaiah 52: 7-10 Sermon Transcript Our scripture reading this morning comes from the book of Isaiah Chapter 52, verses 7 to 10. Hear these words: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger Who announces peace? Who brings good news? Who announces salvation? Who says To Zion, Your God rains. Listen, your sentinels lift up their voices together They sing for joy, for in plain sight. They see the return of the Lord. Desire on break forth together into singing. You ruins of Jerusalem for the Lord has comforted His people. He has redeemed…
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The Fourth Magi

Sermon from Sunday, December 17, 2023 Speaker: Rev, Doug de Graffenried Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Sermon Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the second chapter of Matthew's gospel, the first 12 verses of that chapter. Hear these words in the time of King Herod after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem asking, Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we have observed his star and its rising and have come to pay him homage. When King Herod heard this, he was frightened in all of Jerusalem with him and calling together all of…
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