Star Wars Advent, Christmas 2022 Written by Rev. Jaci McNeil 5th Week of Advent December 25 -Christ Candle Blazing across time and space, breaking through earth’s barrier, Jesus Christ has been born on planet earth. Sent by His Father, protected by the Holy Spirit, celebrated by the Holy angels, welcomed by shepherds, worshiped by...
Star Wars Advent, Christmas 2022 Written by Rev. Jaci McNeil 4th Week of Advent December 18 -Peace It is a dark time for the inhabitants of the earth. Although sin and death will one day be destroyed, the battle for the soul of man rages on. A child, God’s Son is due...
Star Wars Advent, Christmas 2022 Written by Rev. Jaci McNeil 3rd Week of Advent December 11 -Joy Turmoil has engulfed the earth. There is unrest in the government. The Supreme Chancellor, God, has dispatched Holy angels, the guardians of peace and justice to bring joy to the universe. The mysterious count of the...
Star Wars Advent, Christmas 2022 Written by Rev. Jaci McNeil 2nd Week of Advent December 4 -Love It is a period of spiritual war upon the earth. A brave alliance of underground Holy angels has challenged the tyranny and oppression of the evil empire. Striking from a fortress hidden among the billion...
Star Wars Advent, Christmas 2022 Written by Rev. Jaci McNeil 1st Week of Advent November 27 -Hope A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… It is a period of civil war. Holy angels, striking from a hidden base, have won their,first victory against the evil galactic empire....
Apostle’s Hymn Beginning this fall, on Holy Communion Sundays, the band will be singing, Apostle’s Hymn. It is a hymn based on the Apostle’s Creed, written around 700 AD by a variety of unknown, ancient authors. The Apostles didn’t write it. They were long gone by the time the Creed...
Luke 24:1-12 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about...
Day Seven: Holy Saturday This is the full day that Christ’s body lay in the tomb. The tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers, all day. Saturday was also the Sabbath. When the Sabbath ended at 6 p.m., Christ’s body would be treated for burial with spices purchased by Nicodemus (John...
Day Six: Friday Many have questioned why this day is called, “Good.” Here “good” hearkens back to Middle English, in which the word denotes piety or holiness. Jesus said, to the rich young ruler, that only God can be called good (Mark 10:18). Good Friday reflects this conversation, where Jesus...
Day Five: Thursday The most eventful day of Holy Week is Maundy Thursday. The word Maundy is a derivation of the Latin word, commandment. Jesus, in John 13:34, gave His followers this new commandment, “Love one another, as I have loved you.” On this day, Jesus sent Peter and John...