Date: December 24, 2014
Bible Text: John 1:1–5, 14 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
In the beginning was the Word, says St. John, kicking off his brief Jesus biography with a bang. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God, and all things cameDate: December 21, 2014
Bible Text: Luke 1:26–56 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
And Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior.’ Luke 1:46-47 As important as the Virgin Mary has always been in Roman Catholic spirituality, her reputation and stature soared further still during the papacy of John Paul II,Date: December 14, 2014
Bible Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–28 | Reverend Catherine Knott
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 We encounter the people of Thessalonica this morning, a beloved community of the apostle Paul. Christ has been born, Christ has died, and ChristDate: December 7, 2014
Bible Text: II Peter 3:8–15 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
A meditation at Kenilworth Union Church with a presentation of Kirke Mechem’s Cantata The Seven Joys of Christmas. But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are likeDate: November 30, 2014
Bible Text: Isaiah 64:1–9 | Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster
O Lord, you are are our Father and we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand Isaiah 64:8 In the same way that Seattle Seahawks fans collectively call themselves “The Twelfth Man” or how Paul McCartney calledDate: November 23, 2014
Bible Text: Matthew 25:31–46 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for on of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 In Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula there is a charming, 100-acre farm just down the roadDate: November 16, 2014
Bible Text: Matthew 25:31–46 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
Click here to listen to this sermon. And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for on of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 In Michigan’s Leelanau PeninsulaDate: November 9, 2014
Bible Text: Matthew 25:1–13 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Matthew 25:13 Jesus tells a little story about a wedding that started very late because the wedding party had not yet arrived. Have you ever heard of such a thing? This will surpriseDate: November 2, 2014
Bible Text: Revelation 7:9–14 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
…”Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” Revelation 7:13 Every year November begins with two important church holidays: All Saints’ Day on November 1, and All Souls’ Day on November 2. Protestants get them all mixed up. Even I,Date: October 26, 2014
Bible Text: Matthew 22:34–40 | Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On