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We are glad that you are here this morning. We hope this time of worship nurtures
your faith enlivens your spirit and engages your mind as we celebrate God’s
love and healing for the world with the resurrection of Christ, our Risen Lord.

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READ THE SERMON

January 16, 2022 – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Rev. Denise Clark-Jones

“SIGNS OF THE KINGDOM”

Our scripture passage from Isaiah speaks of the intimate love God has for us, and how God’s people will be vindicated. Psalm 36 focuses on the steadfast love that binds God and humanity, comparing it to the relationship that binds a bride and groom. Paul writes to the Corinthian church of the continued extravagant outpouring of God’s love through the gifts of the Holy Spirit to the church. He tries to correct misunderstandings about what it means to be spiritual. In John’s gospel, Jesus performs his first miracle, one of John’s “signs,” by turning water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana, demonstrating the joy that accompanies the coming kingdom of God.

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Remember, you are God’s beloved,
called and claimed
to love as you have been loved.
May God bless you and keep you,
this day and in the days to come. Amen

“As a newcomer to Westminster,  I’ve found it to be a most welcoming fellowship.  I look forward to going to services and events and find the warmth of the congregation to be most helpful to a newcomer to the entire area.  I find sermons challenging … music beautiful and well prepared … and a dignity in the worship that is all too lacking in most Protestant congregations.  Mix this with an open atmosphere where it is OK to question and still be seen as a good Christian, and I know I’ve found one important ‘home’ in Central Illinois.”