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Is it really all or nothing with God? Yes, sort of… January 22, 2023 Scriptures: Isaiah 9:1-4, Matthew 4:12-23         I have long been interested in the fact that once Jesus saw James and John, and called out to them that morning, that they left their nets and their father in the boat, seemingly without […]

Notice…share…invite January 15, 2023 Scriptures: Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42 Last week, in looking at the circumstances surrounding the baptism of Jesus and the ‘voice’ that spoke of who Jesus was,  we began to consider together who we are as a church, and what it is that makes us truly us…thinking deeply about

the ‘affirmation’ of our God… January 8, 2023 Scriptures: Isaiah 42:1-9 Today is the Sunday set aside by the Church to reflect on the Baptism of Jesus, an account of which is found in each of the first three gospels, excluding only John’s. In the fourth gospel we find John the Baptist making note of

As a reminder there will not be a New Year’s Day in-person church worship service. If you wish to view the New Year’s Day service from the Hudson River Presbytery click the youtube link below available through New Year’s Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJDWWrFrcg

Neriah’s Journey Christmas 2022 Matthew 2:9-10 When they had heard King Herod, they set out, and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen in the east, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. ***** (The

The ‘canticle’ within each one of us December 11, 2022 Scriptures: James 5:7-10, Luke 1:47-55 Today’s scripture is a very well known passage in the story of our faith. Called the Song of Mary, or the Magnificat, a Latin word meaning ‘magnify’, the passage is a prayer that Mary speaks aloud during a visit to

‘In the wilderness…there you must prepare!’ December 4, 2022 Scriptures: Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 Continuing on with our theme from last week…the four weeks of Advent are a time for preparation…for getting ready.  But not preparing as many might think…not getting ready for ‘Christmas’ or for the traditional ‘Santa/Presents’ way many folks have come to

‘a new day is coming…’ November 27, 2022 Scriptures: Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24: 36-44 Today is the first Sunday of Advent…the first of four weeks leading up to Christmas.  It is both a time to reflect, and to prepare, sort of like a reset button on both our faith understanding, and our relationship with God.

Easy there Chicken Little! November 13, 2022 Scripture: Luke 21:5-19 The folk tale ‘Chicken Little’ in its popular form dates back to the early eighteen hundreds, however versions of the tale go back in both Eastern and Western literature some 25 centuries.  Depending on the particular ending which does vary from good to terrible, the