Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Jan 04, 2015 |
Epiphany: Just who were these "three wise guys"
| Nancy Sauer![Nancy Sauer](https://www.emmanuelrockford.org/uploads/images/website-photo-1_671_small.jpg)
Epiphany: Just who were these "three wise guys"
Nancy Sauer's guest sermon takes a deep look at three travelers who may been called kings, astrologers, Magi and wiseman. They are central to the Epiphany story, as the "revelation of Christ to the Magi in Bethlehem was a symbol of His revelation to the whole of the Gentile world. Epiphany presents to us the calling of not merely a chosen few, but all nations to Christianity."
Dec 28, 2014 |
Try to stop Christmas from coming (I triple dog dare you)
| The Very Reverend Andria Skornik![The Very Reverend Andria Skornik](https://www.emmanuelrockford.org/uploads/images/skornik_883_small.jpg)
Try to stop Christmas from coming (I triple dog dare you)
We don't have to try to save Christmas because it's going to happen with us or without us. God is the Christmas light that existed before time and will be shining when we are long gone. We can't prevent it or make happen. But we can decide to join the party or not.
Dec 24, 2014 |
What does God’s love look, sound, taste and feel like to you tonight?
| The Very Reverend Andria Skornik![The Very Reverend Andria Skornik](https://www.emmanuelrockford.org/uploads/images/skornik_883_small.jpg)
What does God’s love look, sound, taste and feel like to you tonight?
Beyond the dogma and doctrine, the Rev. Andria Skornik believes Christmas is a love story, the kind of absurd, passionate, authentic and self-sacrificial love story that would cause a king to put on plain clothes or a God to be born in a manager.
Dec 21, 2014 |
Telling Difficult Stories
| The Very Reverend Andria Skornik![The Very Reverend Andria Skornik](https://www.emmanuelrockford.org/uploads/images/skornik_883_small.jpg)
Telling Difficult Stories
What do you tell people in the 90-second life update at holiday parties? What would you say if you were Mary having been given the angel's news? In the Magnificat, Mary claims God's sacred-making work in her life, and we too can make this our story, even when we can't see the whole picture.
Dec 14, 2014 |
John the Baptist: They wanted a hero, but got the advance man for the prophet
| The Rev. Dcn. Douglas Rogers![The Rev. Dcn. Douglas Rogers](https://www.emmanuelrockford.org/uploads/images/doug-rogers_27_small.jpg)
John the Baptist: They wanted a hero, but got the advance man for the prophet
Deacon Doug Rogers says times were tough in the kingdom (as they are today) when a man with tangled hair and camel hide loin cloth started purifying people in the Jordan River. John was a beacon of hope, a reminder that the darkest forces of the world aren't as powerful as they appear to be.