Pastor Hogan
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Dec 07
ADVENT 2: The Candle of Peace
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peaceamong those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:14 The peace of the Christian life is from a relationship. Our relationship with God, through Jesus Christ is the basis of us having this peace. The angels announced peace on earth to the shepherds. There is a …
Nov 30
First Week of Advent: Hope
Advent Candle 1 stands for hope, and specifically, the Israelites’ hope that the promised Messiah would come. They had been waiting for the Messiah for centuries, wondering what he would look like and what he would do when he arrived. When Jesus was born, that hope was finally fulfilled – “a prophet like you” (Deuteronomy …
Nov 22
The New Covenant and Thanksgiving
Jeremiah 31:31-33 The prophecy from Jeremiah this week takes us to the Lord’s Supper. When Jesus said of the cup, “This is the new covenant in my blood.” When they finished the supper, they sang a hymn. We often don’t reflect on that, other than singing “Bless Be the Tie” when we finish Communion. Yet, …
Nov 14
Send Me?
Isaiah 6:1-8 In the World War II movie Fury, Shia LaBeouf’s character, appropriately nicknamed as “Bible,” because of his penchant for quoting biblical verses, sits at the gunner position of a Sherman tank during the final weeks of World War II.1 As the crew awaits near-certain death from an approaching German battalion, “Bible” quotes to the …
