Lectionary ReadingsThis Advent season, the Social Justice and Peace committee and Pastor Ed ask you to join the Advent Conspiracy.
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Sermon Text: Isaiah 64:1-9
Sermon Title: “Welcoming the Sun/Son”
Sermon Notes: Have you ever longed for God to act to deliver you from misery? Speaking for God’s people, the prophet Isaiah reveals that spirit of longing. When God’s people lived in exile, they longed for their homeland. Coming home led to more frustration, and they cried to God in desperation. [...]
Sermon Text: Psalm 100
Sermon Title: “Sufficient for Thanksgiving”
Sermon Notes: Christians should give even a bit of thanks as a real sacrifice for people whose lives have taken a turn for the worse. Indeed, for all of us there are times when scraping together gas money seems easier than scraping together praises for God on a Sunday morning.
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To those who helped with or attended our Alternative Christmas Faire, a big thank you! Almost $4,000 in Asante products were sold. Several donations were also made to various charities. Many members of the community attended and had a very positive impression of the work of Truckee Lutheran Presbyterian Church. [...]
Sermon Text: Judges 4:1-7
Sermon Title: “Don’t Refuse Help”
Sermon Notes: God’s people again forgot their God - and once more God sends an unlikely deliverer. God called a woman to be a judge and despite the skepticism of the people, she helped to set God’s people free. God sometimes chooses an unlikely person to accomplish the divine plan. The [...]
