St. John’s United Methodist Church

Mark 1:14-15 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Message of God: “Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message.”
The Message - Eugene H. Peterson
(Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.)

Grace is forgiveness. And God always forgives us no matter what we have done. First, we have to recognize God’s grace so we know it is there. We have been learning how to recognize God’s grace and that it is always there for us, no matter what time in your life you need grace….

Second Sunday after Epiphany
January 15, 2012
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First Lesson ~ I Samuel 3:1-20
Readers Theater
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Time: 5:39
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“Losing Your Vision?”
Sermon by Mark Alley
©2012 Mark Monson Alley
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Time: 17:35
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Epiphany - the celebration of the visit by the wise men from the East
“It’s interesting, according to Matthew, as he records the events, this is much more important than the actual birth of Jesus.”

Remember that we’ll have a single service on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day - both at 10:30 AM. On Christmas everyone is invited/encouraged to bring a gift that they received, for a “blessing of the gifts.” Sunday School will not be offered on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.

Remember that we’ll have a single service on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day - both at 10:30 AM. On Christmas everyone is invited/encouraged to bring a gift that they received, for a “blessing of the gifts.” Sunday School will not be offered on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.

11:00 pm
6:30pm - Service for all ages with carols, communion and “an angel to follow up!”
8:00pm - Reflective time as carols are played on the Charles Brown Memorial Carillon (bell tower).
9:00pm - A traditional Christmas Eve service with lessons, carols, choir and communion led by Rev. Earle R. Custer.
11:00pm - A quiet and reflective service […]

What a dramatic thing this was! I don’t think we begin to understand the magnitude of what had happened. There are a number of theologians thru the 20th century and into the 21st century who have labeled this event with the word “revolution”, that this was really a revolutionary event that happened here…..

…But we witness by how our lives have been changed, empowered, directed….

We can have hope in what is to come.