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02/02/2025 ~ Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany ~ Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 ~ Also the Feast of Presentation of the Lord ~ Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 ~ YOUTUBE … Continue reading →

01/26/2025 ~ Third Sunday after the Epiphany ~ Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 ~ YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoUOIiFDNi0VIDEO OF FULL SERVICE: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7960701/video/1051182374 Understanding “So they, the Levites, read from the book, from the Torah of … Continue reading →

01/19/2025 ~ Second Sunday after the Epiphany ~ Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 ~ VIDEO OF FULL SERVICE: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7960701/video/1049339279 Revealed Glory “Jesus did this, performed the first of signs, at Cana in Galilee; in this way … Continue reading →

01/12/2025 ~ Baptism of the Christ ~ First Sunday after the Epiphany ~ Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 ~ YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSMFwOYWxzoVIDEO OF FULL SERVICE: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7960701/video/1047882907 Inviting the Spirit “Upon arriving, Peter and John laid hands … Continue reading →

01/05/2025 ~ 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 ~ 01/06/2025 ~ Epiphany of the Christ ~ Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew … Continue reading →

12/24/2024 – 12/25/2024 ~ Nativity of the Christ – Proper I ~ Christmas Eve ~ Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14 ; Luke 2:1-14, (15-20); Proper II ~ Christmas Morning ~ Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20; … Continue reading →

12/22/2024 ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent ~ Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) ~ EXPERIMENTAL YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2hmDs-1iU VIDEO OF FULL SERVICE: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7960701/video/1042277522 Proclaiming Greatness “Then Mary said, / ‘My soul proclaims Your greatness, … Continue reading →

VIDEO OF FULL SERVICE: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7960701/video/1040104289 ELIJAH KELLOGG CHURCH WORSHIP 12/15/2024 Third Sunday of Advent The Sunday in Advent on Which We Commemorate Love Music Sunday, the Sunday on Which We Celebrate the Ministry of Music Offered by Our Talented Musicians … Continue reading →

INTER-GENERATION SUNDAY “INSTANT CHRISTMAS PAGEANT” There is no sermon but the video is fun to watch!

12/01/2024 ~ First Sunday of Advent ~ Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 ~ The Sunday on Which the Christian Virtue of Hope Is Celebrated ~ First Sunday in Year ‘C’ of the Three Year Lectionary Cycle … Continue reading →