Category Archives: Epiphany

3 Epiphany: Urgency and Repentance

Collect: Third Sunday After Epiphany

Give me  grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of my Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that I and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works;  who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.  Amen.

Isaiah 9:1-4 . . .  a new time of restoration . . . a hymn of thanksgiving and hope offered at the birth of a new king in Jerusalem.

Psalm 27: 1, 5-13 . . . a song of trust and confidence in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1: 10-18 . . . set aside any differences for the sake of your common calling.

Matthew 4: 12-23 . . . repentance, calling for discipleship and healing the sick

Sermon: Fish-food for People  . . . Walk in the light!  Change your ways!  Become who God made you!  and:  Follow me!

My Father in heaven . . .  hollowed be your name,  your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.  Give me today my daily bread. Forgive me my sins as I forgive those who sin against me.  Save me from the time of trial,  and deliver me from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen

Insight into the  Lord’s prayer

 

The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany

Collect: The Second Sunday After Epiphany

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illuminated by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Amen

Isaiah 49:1-7  . . . the servant of the Lord reflects movingly on his mission — its sorrows and frustrations — and God’s high calling and promise to be with him.   

Psalm 40: 1-12 . . . a prayer for forgiveness and a song of thanksgiving . . .
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 . . . a thanksgiving for the church’s growth in Christ.
John 1:29-42 . . . John’s disciples become followers of the Lamb.
Three Days with Jesus by Dan Clendenin
Behold the Lamb  from The “Preachrblog”

The 1st Sunday After Epiphany:

Collect: The Baptism of the Lord

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan proclaim him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and he Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting.  Amen

Isaiah 42:1-9 . . . the mission of the Lord’s servant, the one whom God has chosen to bring forth justice and salvation.

Psalm 29 . . . The LORD shall give strength to his people;  the LORD shall give his people the blessing of peace.

Acts 10:34-43 . . . the good news that Jesus began to proclaim after his baptism.

Matthew 3:13-17 . . . After His baptism the Holy Spirit is manifest.

A Sermon For the Feast of Epiphany  by Linda Strohmier.

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The  Baptism of the Lord  by James T. Batchelor

 

The Epiphany Collect

O God, by the leading of a star you manifested  your only Son to the people of the earth: Lead us, who know You now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

The Epiphany Feast Day

The 12th Day of Christmas

Collect: The Epiphany

O God, by the leading of a star You manifest Your only Son to the people of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see Your  glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

Isaiah 60: 1-6   The Prophet envisions the end of exile and the glorious restoration of Jerusalem.  The invitation: God’s great glory can rise for us.

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14  May fears that paralyze the people rise up from the depths into your light!  “From injustice and oppression, You redeem their life, and precious are they in Your heart.”

Ephesians 3:1-12  . . .  the revealed mystery that Christ’s salvation extends beyond Judaism to include all people.  “So through the church the wisdom of God in its rich varieties might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.”

Mathew 2:1-12  The wise men of the east (Gentiles) guided by a star, came to visit the child born to be king.

 

When a Star Isn’t a Star – An Epiphany Sermon

Collect: The Last Week of Christmas

O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of Him who humbled Himself to share our humanity, Your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.  Amen