Sermons

January 19, 2025 Second Sunday after the Epiphany The Rev. Amber Nettleton The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer The Rev. Chrissy Westbury  

Anthem God So Loved the World John Stainer from John 3God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, But have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, But that the world through Him might be saved.

Anthem Gentle Mary Laid Her Child from Piae Cantiones, 1582 text Joseph Simpson Cook Gentle Mary laid her child lowly in a manger, There he lay, the undefiled, to the world a stranger. Such a babe in such a place, can he be the Savior? Ask the saved by grace through faith, who have found his favor.Angels sang about his birth; wise men sought and found him; Heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around him. Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels’ singing; All the plains were lit that night; all the hills were ringing.Gentle Mary laid her child lowly in a manger, He is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger. Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story. Praise his name in all the earth; hail the King of Glory!

See amid the winter's snow, Born for us on earth below, See, the gentle Lamb appears, Promised from eternal years. Hail! that ever-blessed morn, Hail redemption’s happy dawn, Sing through all Jerusalem: Christ is born in Bethlehem. Say, you holy shepherds, say, Tell your joyful news today. Why have you now left your sheep On the lonely mountain steep? Hail! that ever-blessed morn, Hail redemption's happy dawn, Sing through all Jerusalem: Christ is born in Bethlehem. "As we watched at dead of night, There appeared a wondrous light; Angels singing ‘Peace on earth’ Told us of the Savior’s birth.’’ Hail! that ever-blessed morn, Hail redemption's happy dawn, Sing through all Jerusalem: Christ is born in Bethlehem. See Amid the Winters Snow