Sunday is the day when the people who call themselves Christians remember and celebrate the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Every Sunday is a "little Easter" - that is what Sunday means and why those who believe in Christ worship on the first day of the week instead of following the Old Testament practice of setting aside the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath or day of rest. But Christians also remember the birth of Christ whenever the Eucharist is celebrated as they sing the song the angels sang the night that Jesus was born, "Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth." (Note: a few liturgies, as does the LBW, allow other "hymns of praise" to replace the "great Gloria" on occasion) The faithful sing about this strange birth, whether they are conscious …
Born to Play Second Fiddle
Luke 1:57-66
Luke 1:57-66
Sermon
by George Bass
by George Bass
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