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The Visit of the Wise Men

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Clark Bunch

The Gospel is for everyone; rich and poor, scholarly and uneducated, and for those near and those far away. There are many apparent differences between the shepherds and wise men but both groups looked for Jesus, found him, and then … Continue reading →

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Beginnings and Endings

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Clark Bunch

It’s that time of year; we just help ourselves thinking about how one year ends and another begins. The end of anything is often the beginning something else and would you look at that? “New year, new you” just became … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Clark Bunch

There are many things we do not know about the wise men but of course their visit is recorded in Matthew 2 for a reason. The most important things to focus on are what we do know, and we do … Continue reading →

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Why the Wise Men?

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Clark Bunch

Advent is the invention of something new or the appearance of something for the first time. The incarnation describes God becoming flesh and walking among us. Epiphany is the celebration of Jesus, the Christ, God incarnate, revealed to the Gentiles. … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Clark Bunch

The sermon title is Epiphany and we begin with the visit of the Wise Men in Matthew 2. The sermon deals with the Messiah the Jews were expecting versus the one that God sent. In a manger in Bethlehem seemed … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Clark Bunch

We celebrate Epiphany in January to mark the fact that it took the wise men some time – a considerable amount of time – to reach Jesus and finally worship him. The shepherds looked for Jesus, found him, and immediately … Continue reading →

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Discovering Something of Value

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Clark Bunch

Epiphany sermon from January 5th. Sorry this post is a week late.

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Epiphany

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Clark Bunch

January 6th, the traditional date for celebrating Epiphany, falls on the first Sunday in January this year, a date that many Christians have been observing more recently. The Christian celebration of Epiphany marks the wise men (Magi) finding Jesus and … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Clark Bunch

Note: Services were cancelled due to weather concerns, but the Epiphany sermon would have sounded something like this. Epiphany is the celebration of finding something worth finding. It follows Christmastide on January 6th (back when December 25th was the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the Wise Men

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Clark Bunch

Published in The Calhoun Times Saturday December 5th. Last week we took a look at Christmas Card theology and compared popular notions about angels to what is recorded in scripture. We decided the heavenly host looks more like an army … Continue reading →