On December 9th, immediately following the Service of Confession we will have for that day, SOTHLC’s Altar Guild will host our annual Hanging of the Greens Ceremony. For many years, […]
Midweek Advent Services
December 3, 2012 by
This year’s midweek Advent services will focus on the Old Testament Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through their lives, we will learn how they pointed forward to Jesus Christ. Our […]
From Adam to Jesus, Lesson 5: Moses
December 2, 2012 by
When we left Abraham in the last lesson, God told him that he would become a great nation, receive a “great name,” and become a blessing to the whole world. […]
Matthew 21:1-9: Your King Comes, Righteous and Having Salvation
December 2, 2012 by
“Behold, your king is coming to you, righteous and having salvation.” Are you ready for your King? Are you ready for His visit? Are you prepared for His grand and […]
What’s First for You?
November 26, 2012 by
This is an article from our Stewardship Committee for our Dec-Jan 2012-13 newsletter. Life confronts us with many choices, often causing us to reassess our priorities. One of those […]
Being in the world but not of it
November 26, 2012 by
This is our pastor’s article for the November 29th edition of the Stone County Gazette. Psalm 1:1 tells us: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in step […]
Living Out the Faith Where God Has Placed You to Serve
November 26, 2012 by
This is our pastor’s article for our December-January 1012/12 congregational newsletter. Many in our culture accuse Christians of being hypocritical. They assert that Christians talk about loving their neighbors, […]
From Adam to Jesus: Circumcision
November 26, 2012 by
Almost out of the blue, the Bible introduces us to Abram. From the faithful line of Noah’s descendants, from Noah’s son, Shem, comes the first of the great patriarchs: “Abraham […]
Sunday of the Fulfillment: Jude 20-25: Contend for the Faith Once Delivered to the Saints
November 25, 2012 by
We know almost nothing about St. Jude, the author of today’s epistle reading. In the introduction to his letter, Jude only gives us a few facts about himself. He tells […]
Genesis 41:1-42:2: “God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering”
November 21, 2012 by
Thanksgiving is a day when we as Americans gratefully remember all the blessings in our lives. And when such gratitude and thanks fill our hearts, then the sorrow and tragedy […]
