Christmas Eve December 24, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Luke 2:1-20 I. “Do not be afraid; for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David […]
Third Sunday in Advent December 17, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Isaiah 61:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 I. Isaiah is proving to be a prophet for the physical season and the hope of the season. As the days get shorter and colder and the nights […]
Second Sunday in Advent December 10, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 I. What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday the prophet opens with “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains […]
First Sunday in Advent December 3, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 13:24-37; Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 I. “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence – as when fire […]