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The Coming of the Christ Brings True Rejoicing in His Forgiveness

When he preaches repentance, John the Baptist points us to Christ Jesus.  John was sent by God “as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, that all might believe through him” (John 1:7).  He baptizes with water in order to “make straight the way of the Lord,” who shall […]

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You Are Prepared through Repentance for the Coming of the Lord

“The Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1) begins when John the Baptist appears and comes “proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Mark 1:4).  As the Prophet Isaiah had written, John is the messenger of the Lord, sent before His face to prepare […]

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The First Sunday in Advent

With the first Sunday in Advent we begin a new church year.  This year the pastor will be preaching from the appointed epistle lessons, many of which will come from the two epistles of Paul to the Corinthians.  The Corinthian church faced many of the spiritual challenges that we do […]

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