Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12

Paul writes: “Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, and to make everyone see the plan of the mystery hidden for all ages in God who created all things.”

A reading of this week's gospel and Epiphany Lutheran Church's sermon for Sunday, January 2nd, 2022.

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52

“His mother said to him, ‘Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety.’ He said to them, ‘Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’ But they did not understand what he said to them.”

A reading of this week's gospel reading and Epiphany Lutheran Church's sermon for Sunday, December 26th, 2021.

Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Philippians 2:1-11; Luke 2:1-14

“This will be a sign for you: You will find a child, wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.”

The gospel reading and Epiphany Lutheran Church's sermon for Christmas Eve 2021.

Elizabeth said to Mary, “Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”

A reading of this week's gospel according to Luke and Epiphany Lutheran Church's sermon for Sunday, December 12th, 2021.

Zephaniah 3:14-20, Isaiah 12:2-6, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18

John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! You bunch of snakes! Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” And with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

This episode is a reading of this week's gospel reading and Epiphany Lutheran Church's sermon for Sunday, December 12th, 2021.

Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6

“The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness, … as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

A reading of this week's gospel reading and Epiphany Lutheran Church's sermon for Sunday, December 5th 2021.

“There will be signs in the heavens and on the earth,” Jesus says, “and people will faint from fear and foreboding. But you, when you see these things take place, you stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

In this week's episode, Pastor Yocis looks at the signs that were aparent in Jesus's time and how they resonate today. More importantly, he discusses how in Jesus's response to these difficult times, we can find answers for our moden times.

If the world is full of behaviors that we all hate – war, injustice, pollution, racism, disinformation, polarization – why don’t we just stop? What force, what principle, what is it that makes it hard for us human beings to live together and avoid outcomes nobody wants? In this episode, Pastor Yocis looks for answers in the week's readings.

So many things that we took for granted before Covid are now uncertain – so many things that we once depended upon now seem unreliable. So many things that once seemed solid as rock have melted into the air. In this episode, Pastor Yocis looks to the week's lectionary for how we can encouragement and provocation in these changing times.

In this week's episode, Pastor Yocis looks at the week's lectionary and the relationship between Elijah of the Old Testament and the widow in the New Testament who gives her last two coins.