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SERMON ~ 01/18/02025 ~ “Small”

01/18/02025 ~ Second Sunday after the Epiphany ~ Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 ~ Weekend of the Federal Holiday known as Martin Luther King Jr. Day ~ EKC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLwgiYYKtlU HARPSWELL TV VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEhvbJ4ajg Small “Paul, … Continue reading

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01/11/2025 ~ First Sunday after the Epiphany ~ also the Baptism of the Christ ~ Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 ~ Also: 01/06/2025 ~ Epiphany of the Christ ~ Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 01/04/2026 ~ “Your People”

01/04/2026 ~ Second Sunday after Christmas Day ~ Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12; Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:(1-9), 10-18 ~ EKC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHFiskZv9-sHARPSWELL TV VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr_xva_LLWY Your People “Thus says Yahweh, God: / Sing … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 12/24/2025 ~ “The Glory of God”

12/24/2025 ~ Nativity of the Christ, Known in Some Traditions as the Feast of the Incarnation, Known in other Traditions as the Feast of the Birth of the Messiah, Commonly Known as Christmas Eve Proper I ~ Christmas Eve, Morn, … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 12/21/2025 ~ “God with Us”

12/21/2025 ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent ~ Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 ~ The Sunday in Advent on Which We Commemorate Joy ~ EKC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv08qQ2_aNgHARPSWELL TV VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXhkQ5wHcxw God with Us “The virgin shall be … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 12/07/2025 ~ “Hearts and Minds”

12/07/2025 ~ Second Sunday of Advent ~ Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 ~ The Sunday in Advent on Which We Commemorate Peace ~ Communion Sunday ~ HARPSWELL TV VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvwhTY56pqE.EKC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv48snhS3GI Hearts and Minds “Change … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 11/30/2025 ~ “Light As Armor”

11/30/2025 ~ First Sunday of Advent ~ First Sunday of Lectionary Year “A” ~ Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 ~ The Sunday in Advent on Which We Celebrate Hope ~ The Sunday After the Secular Holiday Known … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 11/16/2025 ~ “Gifts for the Temple”

11/16/2025 ~ Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost ~ Proper 28 ~ Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 12; Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 ~ Note: used Luke 21:1-4.EKC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvR4SmJRmUUHARPSWELL TV VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25QCXvsF99E Gifts … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 11/09/2025 ~ “The Redeemer”

11/09/2025 ~ Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost ~ Proper 27 ~ Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Haggai 1:15b-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98; Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38EKC YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NymSNwZNIg8HARPSWELL PUBLIC ACCESS TV … Continue reading

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SERMON ~ 11/02/2025 ~ “Solemn Festivals Filled with Injustice”

11/02/2025 ~ Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost ~ Proper 26 ~ Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ (If All Saints not observed on this day) ~ Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10~ … Continue reading

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