epiphany

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12); Psalm 112:1-9 (10); 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16); Matthew 5:13-20

Year A
Epiphany
Feb 09, 2014

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12

Year A
Epiphany
Feb 02, 2014

Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23

Year A
Epiphany
Jan 26, 2014

Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42

Year A
Epiphany
Jan 19, 2014

Baptism of the Lord

Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Year C
Epiphany
Jan 10, 2016

Baptism of the Lord

Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11

Year B
Epiphany
Jan 11, 2015

Baptism of the Lord

Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17

Year A
Epiphany
Jan 12, 2014

Epiphany of the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12

Year A
Epiphany
Jan 06, 2014
Living by the Word

Theophany

Isaiah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; Luke 5:1–11

Jan 26, 2010 by Bruce G. Epperly

The reading from Isaiah reminds us that the world is a turbulent and unsettling place. Even Isaiah is not immune; his time was one of great national grief and uncertainty, and he retreats to the temple to try and recover a sense of perspective and peace of mind.

Living by the Word

Call and response

Jeremiah 1:4–10; 1 Corinthians 13:1–13; Luke 4:21–30

Jan 26, 2010 by Bruce G. Epperly

In his book Open Secrets, Richard Lischer describes his response to the challenges of his first congregational call. “My congregants were expected to welcome an inexperienced 28-year-old stranger into a community as tightly sealed as a jar of canned pickles.