Covenant Harvest

Rebirth | Formation, Transformation, Transmutation, Transfiguration By Rev. Nicholas Sybrowsky Invocation: Oh my God, leader of holiness.  Thank you for the blood of the Lamb.  The atoning sacrifice that empowers victory over sin.  We welcome the imputed sanctification you have to offer us in 2025.  May we receive your grace & mercy today.  As we gather in this building to worship our God in truth & in spirit.  May our praises be a pleasing aroma to you.  The Lord of Lords & King of kings.  Wonderful, Counselor, Prince of Peace. Opening Word & Reading for Worship: Hymns of Glorious Praise Scripture Reading 36: New Birth Jn 3:1-8; 2 Cor 5:17-19 pg. 499 (Cite 1) "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:  The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered ...

Jesus Christmas | Reason for Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל) By Rev. Nicholas Sybrowsky Invocation: Holy Father, join us this evening.  Inhabit the praises of your people.  Guide our minds as one mind.  Strengthen our hands & feet as one body.  Steady our spirits as one spirit, your Spirit, Your church. Note to reader.  This service includes the following outline with hymns & shared readings from within the congregation.  A Christmas Story Poem by Dave Trenholm (Cite 4). Hymn/song, Reading & Candle lighting outline: Angels We Have Heard on High The First Noel *Introduction & Our Journey to Bethlehem Candle 1 Do you Here What I Here Little Town of Bethlehem *Jesus is Born Candle 2 King of Kings What Child is This *The Angels Candle 3 Hark the Angels Sing Oh, Come All ye Faithful *The Shepherds Candle 4 Oh, Holy Night *The Wise Men Candle 5 Joy to the World Go Tell it on the Mountain *Conclusion *Reading The True Spirit of Christmas is that God is wi...

Jesus Christmas | Reason for Hope By Rev. Nicholas Sybrowsky Invocation: Wonderful Creator, we gather here today to give thanks to you our gracious God.  We are here to honor you.  We admire your great works and invite you to lead us in today’s worship and in today’s message.  Speak to your people and lead us in the everlasting way empowered by the blood of the Lamb, our Lord & Savior Jesus the Christ.  Our eternal champion! Opening Word & Reading for Worship: David’s Son as Eternal King “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” Isaiah 9:6 Six Reasons for the Season—To save us from the wrath of God, because He is merciful & just.  Defending humankind from the evil one & the schemes of darkness.  The LORD has stopped the adversary & will destroy the devil and the power of death.  Immanuel shared in the flesh & blood as a man to destroy the offspring of Satan.  This spotless Lamb of God offers salva...

Jesus Christmas | Reason for Celebration By Rev. Nicholas Sybrowsky Invocation: Pray for discernment as you listen or observe the Live Steam for prayer. Opening Word & Reading for Worship: Observe Live Stream.  Keeping the cause & reasons for Christmas celebration front & center;  Keeping Christ Jesus in Christmas. Clarifying the Cause for Celebration. Intro: Christmas is NOT the capitalistic Sensationalism commonly observable to us here in America.  Syn:   Exaggeration, Scandal, Overstatement, Luridness, Melodrama .  Our society, sometimes through the market & culture, overstates or even understates what Christmas is, clouding the real Cause for Celebration.  Jesus’ birth, life, miracles, death, resurrection & seating at the right hand of God, is not an overstatement nor an exaggeration.  In the story of Christmas each year there is a disgrace.  The scandal is the world suggesting that the devil didn’t lure Eve and Adam to d...