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The Rev. John Gunn
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Mountain Top Experiences

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

Every Christian knows what it is to have the mountaintop experiences. What blessed moments are these in the Christian life, but it is not for us to build tabernacles here and be at ease. At the base of the mount lies the valley summoning us back to toil and trial.

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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr.
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A Sight for Certain Eyes

Luke 2:22-40

1st Sunday after Christmas - Year A

December 28, 2008

The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr. (UCC)

"For unto us a child is born" from Isaiah 9:6 and "A little child shall lead them" from Isaiah 11:6--in first Isaiah but as an expectation of the first Christmas. How it is that the Old Testament reaches into the New Testament with the messianic hope. One wonders were these the thoughts that swirled in the mind of Simeon, our aged devout one after the first Christmas? It seems that the first Christmas was not as eventful as its commercialized version has now come to be. The words, "Behold I am doing a new thing can you not perceive it," also from Isaiah 43:19, suggest that what God reveals is not always apparent or readily seen by all eyes. This Christmas was to be a very special Christmas, as Luke shared.

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The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (ELCA)

The Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad in a sermon on the world and Martin Luther King JR.