01/07/2018
Psalm 29 & Mark 1:4-11
Chris Breslin
“This is the Epiphany’s first lesson about joy: to rejoice in the coming of Christ, it’s not enough for Christ to have been born; we must also perceive him as savior and king. Otherwise we won’t rejoice but will treat him with fear, disdain, or indifference.” –Miroslav Volf
“We say – and in itself this constitutes the whole of what is said – that without ceasing to be true God, in the full possession and exercise of His true deity, God went into the far country by becoming [human] in His second person or mode of being as the Son – the far country not only of human creatureliness but also of human corruption and perdition.” -Karl Barth CD IV.2
Sermon Resources:
O Brother Where Art Thou River Baptism
Joy is for Epiphany, too by Miroslav Volf (Christian Century)
The Book of Psalms by Robert Alter
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by Bobby Gross
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
New Wonders by McCracken
How Firm a Foundation by Rippon/Funk
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed by Montgomery/McCracken
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing by Wesley/Glaser
Jesus, What a Beauitful Name by Riches
All Glory Be to Christ by Kensrue/Traditional
Doxology
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