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Sermon “Singing Mary’s Song of Rejoicing”
“Singing Mary’s Song” is the theme for Princeton United Methodist Church this Advent season, during 10 am worship. “The Magnificat” is the Virgin Mary’s joyful, prophetic response when the baby John the Baptist in her cousin Elizabeth’s womb joyfully recognizes the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Annunciation, Magnificat, Mary, rejoice
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Sermon “The Bethlehem Trek: From Despair to Hope”
On December 9, 2018, the 2nd Sunday of Advent, Rev. Jenny Smith Walz preached a sermon titled “From Despair to Hope” from the series ‘The Bethlehem Trek’. Her text is from Malachi 3:1-4 and Luke 1:67-79. To hear the sermon … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Anne Lamott, Babylonians, community, despair, Elizabeth, Gabriel, hope, patience, Zechariah
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Sermon “The Bethlehem Trek: From Fear to Love”
On December 2nd, 2018, the 1st Sunday of Advent, Rev. Jenny Smith Walz preached a sermon titled “From Fear to Love” from the series ‘The Bethlehem Trek’. Her text is from Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 and Luke 21:25-36 To … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, David, fear, Jeremiah, Jesse, love, Luke, Philippians, Thessalonians
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The Absurdity of Advent: Forgiving Love
Rev. Jana Purkis-Brash – 4th Sunday in Advent: December 18. Luke 2:15-20; John 3:16 Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent, next week we will gather for worship to celebrate the birth of Jesus the newborn king. These last four weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Christ's birth, Christmas gifts, forgiving love, hope, John 3:16, Messiah, Rev. Jana Purkis-Brash, the Christmas story, The Twelve Days of Christmas
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3rd Sunday of Advent: Is Fruitcake Really a Gift?
In her sermon, “Is Fruitcake Really a Gift?”, on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 13, 2015, Pastor Jana Purkis-Brash compared John the Baptist to fruitcake. While fruitcake may be a gift for some, for others it is not, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, baptism, Christmas, fruitcake, gift, immersion, John the Baptist, Messiah, Pharisees, repentance, sin, wilderness
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2nd Sunday of Advent: Regifting
In her sermon, “Regifting”, on the Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2015, Pastor Kaleigh Corbett explores fundamental questions of Jesus’ love in a world filled with hatred. While it may not be appropriate to re-gift our Christmas presents, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Benedictus, courage, faith, gift, hatred, hope, John the Baptist, joy, justice, Love of Jesus, our world, Pastor Kaleigh, peace, prophecy, refugees, terror, Zacharias
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Advent Sermon: An Unexpected Gift
For her sermon, “An Unexpected Gift” on the first Sunday in Advent, November 29, 2015, Pastor Jana Purkis-Brash included this poem, The Story of the Christmas Guest, by Helen Steiner Rice. Based on the story by Leo Tolstoy, it tells … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Helen Steiner Rice, Isaiah 64, Leo Tolstoy, Matthew 1, Rev. Jana Purkis-Brash, sermon
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Alternative Gifts: Part 2
Karen Z offers ideas on alternative gifts, a follow-up to Alternative Gifts Part I: I began using alternative shopping ideas years ago after reading a mid 80s book by Jo Robinson & Jean C. Staeheli called Unplug the Christmas Machine: A … Continue reading
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