Epiphany (112)
  1. Epiphany is one of the most important festivals of the church year, although often sadly overlooked.
  2. We now are the magi: we worship Christ because of who he is, but also because of what he has done for us and what he continues to do in his gift-giving to us.
  3. Epiphany continues the work done at Christmas, bringing light and life to a dying world desperate for hope.
  4. The “Chalking of the Door” is a way to celebrate and literally mark the occasion of the Epiphany and God’s blessing of our lives and home.
  5. In the Word, you find peace. It proclaims peace first between you and God because of Jesus. That empowers you to deal peacefully with others and brings you peace of mind.
  6. Ever Heard of Candlemas?
  7. Epiphany—is for the Gentiles, those who were once not God’s people, but who now, by the grace of God in Christ have become the people of God
  8. Isaiah says in summary “liturgical ritual without works is dead” because we render the meaningful worship of God meaningless and even sinful when we do not love our neighbor.
  9. Let us not recoil at the sight and sound of the crucifixion. It is the battlefield of victory. It is the throne of the King. It is the symbol of salvation.
  10. God has the power to take that which is small, that which is overlooked, that which is despised, and use it to create something wonderful.
  11. I hope your people expect and even demand this of you. But how we proclaim the central message, that can (and probably should) vary.
  12. Christianity is not principally about ethics. It was the Cross on the Hill rather than the Sermon on the Mount which produced the impact of Christianity upon the world.
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