First Presbyterian Church of Newkirk

First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Gospel Reading: John 1:29-42

Sermon: “Come and See”

John 1:36-39 NLT

[36] As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” [37] When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. [38] Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” [39] “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.

First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-9

Second Reading: Acts 10:34-43

Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon: “Named and Claimed”

Matthew 3:16-17 NIV

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6

Second Reading: Ephesians 3:1-12

Gospel Reading: Matthew 2:1-23

Sermon: “Faith is a Journey”

Matthew 2:1-2 NIV

[1] After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem [2] and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

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