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Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Revealed As The Prophet With Authority Authority is the power to determine what happens, the ability to give direction or even commands. Authority is limited. Authority is limited in duration. Parents have authority over their children until they grow up and move out. Authority is limited in scope. A governor has […]

Third Sunday After Epiphany

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Revealed As The Messiah Through The Ambassadors He Calls To whom does the work of salvation belong? Simple question. There is only one Savior. But this is how perfect Jesus is. So that our lives might have profound meaning and eternal purpose, he shares some of that work with us. He […]

Second Sunday After Epiphany

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Revealed As The Messiah Who Calls Us To Follow Him We try to hide our faults and failures from others. We want people to see us at our best. Perhaps we assume that if people knew what we were really like, they would want nothing to do with us. There’s no […]

First Sunday after Epiphany – Baptism of Our Lord

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Revealed As Our Substitute At His Baptism At his baptism in the Jordan River Jesus was publicly anointed with the Holy Spirit and designated by God the Father as his chosen Messiah. Thus, Jesus’ baptism was the beginning of his public ministry. Jesus’ baptism revealed that he was not just a […]

First Sunday After Christmas

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Peace On Earth On Christmas Eve a choir of angels sang, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” So, where is this peace on earth? Between nations? There are always wars going on somewhere. In our country? Disagreements have only […]

Fourth Sunday in Advent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Just As God Promised In Eden, mankind fell into sin, bringing death and despair to Paradise. God immediately promised to send a Savior who would undo that devastation. This Savior would be a descendant of Adam and Eve—a human being. Century after century, through the prophets, God reiterated and expanded upon […]

Third Sunday in Advent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: He Is Bringing Perfect Joy The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete,” which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent, we remember that when the King shall come, he will bring us perfect and everlasting joy. Joy […]

Second Sunday in Advent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Prepare to Meet Him Scriptures teach that King Jesus is the Son of God in flesh and the only hope for salvation. Jesus himself claimed that he is the only way into the glorious kingdom of heaven. You do not approach meeting someone like that casually or carelessly. You prepare meticulously. […]

First Sunday in Advent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: He Is Coming to Save Us Rulers plan and administrate and govern. They typically do not save. If your house is on fire, it will not be the mayor who shows up to save you from the flames. If America were attacked, the President would serve as the commander in chief […]

Last Sunday of the Church Year

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: The Christian Waits: Hopeful For The Coming Judgment Consider the Christian man whose body aches from both the cancer and the chemo. Look at that faithful old woman, back arched by time, fingers twisted by arthritis, eyes close to blindness. These believers may pray for death, precisely because they know that […]