Sunday, January 18 2025 —

 “Epiphany” comes from a Greek word that means “reveal.” It is the season when you see Jesus begin His public ministry, revealing the reason the Son of God came to earth. During Epiphany, you will come to understand that when the true identity of Jesus is revealed, you realize your own true identity as well. Today’s readings reveal Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

For centuries Israel offered sacrifices to God for sin. Over and over, a substitute shed its blood to earn forgiveness. Then Jesus appeared, the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world. He died as the substitute for sinful mankind. Our Old Testament Lesson, Isaiah 49:1-6, foretells how the “Servant of the Lord” would come to suffer for His people in order to save them—thus displaying His true splendor.

Our Epistle Lesson, Colossians 2:6-15, points out that the Lamb of God was flesh and blood so He could be sacrificed to win forgiveness of all our sins, and in our Gospel, John 1:29-41, the last and greatest of the prophets John the Baptizer beautifully summarizes God’s plan of salvation by pointing to Jesus and calling Him the Lamb of God.

Connected to Him by faith, you have new perspective and new motivation for living a Christian life.

Join us for our sermon on Isaiah 49:1–6

“God’s Secret Weapon Is Jesus, the Word of God”

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