Sermons on Isaiah
Stepping Out of Darkness into Light
Sunday, January 25 Traditions online worship service.
Due to inclement weather conditions, the service this Sunday was pre-recorded for viewing online starting at 8am Sunday or anytime after.
Isaiah 9:1-5
Matthew 4:12-23
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
Sunday, January 11 Traditions worship service.
This Sunday, January 11th, we celebrate Baptism of the Lord Sunday.
We will take time to remember who we are as God’s people, with a reaffirmation of our baptismal covenant, as we look forward to the work God calls us to.
Matthew 3:13-17
Isaiah 42:1-9
Epiphany Sunday
Sunday, January 4 Traditions worship service.
Join us on Sunday, January 4 as we celebrate Epiphany Sunday. The Epiphany (Manifestation) of the Lord is an even more ancient celebration among Christians than Christmas. On this day we celebrate the coming of the three magi who brought gifts to the Christ Child (Matthew 2). Our Hispanic friends observe the day as Dia de Los Reyes (Three Kings Day). It marks the end of the Christmas season.
Isaiah 60:1-6
Matthew 2:1-12
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24 Traditions worship service.
4 pm – Family Friendly Service in the CLC – The 4:00 pm service is held in our Christian Life Center hall. The music is led by our contemporary worship band and singers. The message tells the Christmas story through the eyes of “Clopper” the donkey and is fun for all ages. Many families with younger children choose to attend this service. It ends with the waving of glow sticks.
8 pm – Traditional Candlelight service in the Sanctuary – The 8:00 pm service is in the Sanctuary and ends with the singing of Silent Night and the lighting of candles. The music for this service is led by our Chancel Choir and the message is given by Rev. Kelly Lyn Logue.
Communion is offered at both services with gluten-free options available.
The 8 pm service will be livestreamed. If you are unable to attend in person, please consider joining via livestream at 8 pm or anytime later.
Isaiah 9:2-7
Luke 2:1-20
Fourth Sunday of Advent – The Voices of Angels and Prophets
Sunday, December 21 Traditions worship service.
This Sunday, December 21st, is the fourth Sunday in Advent and we will listen to “The Voices of Angels and Prophets.”
We continue our Advent Sermon Series, Voices of Advent based on Matthew Skinner’s Book “Voices of Advent: The Bible’s Insights for a Season of Hope”.
Isaiah 7:10-16
Matthew 1:18-25
Third Sunday of Advent – The Voice of Mary
Sunday, December 14 Traditions worship service.
This Sunday, December 14th, is the third Sunday in Advent and we will listen to “The Voice of Mary.”
We continue our Advent Sermon Series, Voices of Advent based on Matthew Skinner’s Book “Voices of Advent: The Bible’s Insights for a Season of Hope”.
Isaiah 35:1-10
Luke 1:46-55
The People for whom the World is our Parish
Sunday, October 5 Traditions worship service.
This Sunday, October 5th, we continue our sermon series, #BeUMC – Committed People of God.
In this fourth week of the series, we will be talking about being “The People for whom the World is our Parish.”
Isaiah 2:1-5
Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith
Sunday, July 27 Traditions worship service.
This Sunday we will continue our sermon series, wholeHEARTed, inspired by Brené Brown’s bestselling book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are.
During this series, we will explore ten guideposts found in scripture for Wholehearted living to help us let go of who we think we are supposed to be and embrace who we already are.
This Sunday, we are at Guidepost 5: Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith
Isaiah 55:1-9
Hebrews 11:1-3
Overview of the With-God Life
Sunday, August 18 Traditions online worship service.
The Bible is a story. It’s a collection of books with a vast array of characters and events and individual, family and communal stories within one really big story. A story about human life ‘With God’. Human beings are so important to God that God’s divine purposes are worked out through the messiness and sprawl of human history. And given how confusing the bible can be sometimes, apparently it’s more important to God that human beings learn how to be God’s people with freedom than it is to get things done more efficiently.
This Sunday, August 18, we’ll recap what we’ve discovered so far in how we humans have responded to God’s initiative in relationship with God, with each other and in community.
We’ll pick up the With-God Life again on Rally Sunday on September 15!
Isaiah 43:18-21
The Prophet’s Call to Repentance
Sunday, June 23 Traditions online worship service.
This week in the With-God Life we begin to consider The People of God in Rebellion, part 1. Despite the people’s often extreme unfaithfulness, God never passes judgment or takes disciplinary action before warning them about the consequences of their actions. God always sends messengers, emissaries, or prophets to warn the people that their abandonment of the law, their worship of other gods, their neglect of the poor would bring disaster upon their heads. The prophets provide profound models for our spiritual formation because they worked in a context similar to our own. They followed God’s voice and provided guidance to God’s people at a time when the culture at large did not want to hear their message. We’ll look at the call of two of these prophets this week: Isaiah and Jeremiah and the message God gives them.
Isaiah 6
Jeremiah 1
You Will Be My Witnesses to the World
Trinity Sunday, May 26 Traditions online worship service.
“You will receive power from the Spirit and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 These were Jesus’ final words to his disciples and they remain our mission today – to be the hands and feet of Jesus – a witness for the light in a world that seems to love the dark. Join us in worship in person or online this Sunday as we celebrate Church on the Street and Trinity Sunday.
Isaiah 6:1-8
Acts 1:1-11
Deck the Halls with Peace
Sunday, December 10. Traditions online worship service.
As we wait for the celebration of the birth of our Savior, we remember the message of the angels to the shepherds, the good news of Peace on Earth, and Goodwill to all.
Our world aches for the arrival of the Prince of Peace. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be peacemakers every day. So, we deck the halls of our sanctuary, our homes, our hearts, and lives with peace—peace for the world in the midst of war and peace between all that separates us from one another.
Psalm 85
Isaiah 40:1-11
Deck the Halls with Hope
Sunday, December 3. Traditions online worship service.
It seems as though we can’t go anywhere without seeing the signs of the Christmas season. But what are the signs of the Advent season? Advent can be an uncomfortable time of waiting and anticipation as the days draw shorter and the light recedes. Whether you embrace or endure the outward decorations of the season, we pray you’ll join us as we adorn our hearts with Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. This Sunday, we will read the great prayer of hope from Isaiah 64 and gather together at the Lord’s table to receive Holy Communion. We hope you’ll join us in person or online to deck the halls of our hearts with hope.
Isaiah 64:1-9
God Reveals a Big Dream
Sunday, November 19. Youth online worship service.
It’s Youth Sunday! Join us for worship as Emanuel Salazar Flores will proclaim the Gospel and share all the places Jesus showed up during the planning of a brand new NCCUMC youth event.
“Don’t remember the prior things;
don’t ponder ancient history.
Look! I’m doing a new thing;
now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it?
I’m making a way in the desert,
paths in the wilderness.”
Isaiah 43:18-25
2 Corinthians 1:18-22
Identity Crisis
Sunday, January 8. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, January 8th we celebrate Christ’s baptism by John and remember our own baptism as we share in A Congregational Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant. It’s especially appropriate at the beginning of a new calendar year to reaffirm our baptismal vows, our commitment to Christ, and to one another.
Matthew 3:13-17
Isaiah 42:1-9
Resilient Love
Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18. Traditions online worship service.
On this 4th Sunday in Advent, we read from the Gospel of Matthew how an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream explaining that Mary “will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). This fulfilled what the Lord had promised to the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means God with us.” (25). We look forward to having harpist, Anita Burroughs Price, leading us in worship as we celebrate and claim that God keeps God’s promises.
Isaiah 7:10-17
Matthew 1:18-25
Faith Requires Improvisation
Third Sunday of Advent, December 11. Traditions online worship service.
This Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, we sing with Mary “my soul magnifies the Lord.” (Luke 1:46b) We shift from a tone of expectation of Christ’s coming to one of rejoicing at the arrival of the restoration and salvation that the birth of Jesus brings. Worship with us as we celebrate this good news!
Isaiah 35:1-10
Luke 1:39-55
Do You See What I See
Second Sunday of Advent, December 4. Traditions online worship service.
We begin our celebration of the season of Advent this Sunday. The season of Advent, which comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent is also the beginning of the church year for Christians. Join us as we prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ, not only in the humble stable in Bethlehem but also the second coming of Christ as a fulfillment of all that was promised in his first coming.
Matthew 3:1-12
Isaiah 11:1-10
Watchful Living
First Sunday of Advent, November 27. Traditions online worship service.
We begin our celebration of the season of Advent this Sunday. The season of Advent, which comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent is also the beginning of the church year for Christians. Join us as we prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ, not only in the humble stable in Bethlehem but also the second coming of Christ as a fulfillment of all that was promised in his first coming.
Isaiah 2:1-5
Matthew 24:36-44
On the Lookout for Beauty
Sunday, October 30 “How Beautiful” series. Traditions online worship service.
Throughout our series on we’ve been training ourselves to celebrate what’s good in the world. By celebrating what’s right and good, we can find the energy to fix what is wrong. “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news.” Isaiah 52:7. Join us in worship this week as we are on the lookout for beauty!
Isaiah 52:7-10
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