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January 11, 2026 - Pastor Harry Zurasky
Baptism of Jesus Sunday
๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐ โ ๐๐ (๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง)โฃโฃ
๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก.โฃ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ.
How much do you need to be happy? When reading this scripture, we see a different view of what makes us wealthy. True wealth is the contentment that comes from counting oneโs blessings. Once our basic needs are met, we should be satisfied. Accumulating wealth serves no purpose because in the end we cannot not take it with us.
When we strive for more, we find ourselves in a selfish loop. That no matter how much we have it is never enough. And once we start down that path of material gain, we lose sight of what should be our lifeโs goal. To live as God created us to live. Loving neighbor as oneself. Being a servant first just as Jesus was for us. Following the John Wesley idea, to earn all you can, save all you can so you can give all that you can. In this way using Godโs gifts to bring you the true wealth promised from God.
Scripture for Sunday January 18, 2026
Matthew 4:1-11
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into
the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After
fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The
tempter came to him and said, โIf you are the Son of God, tell these
stones to become bread.โ
4 Jesus answered, โIt is written:
โMan shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth
of God.โโ
5 Then the devil took him to the holy
city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 โIf
you are the Son of God,โ he said, โthrow yourself down. For it is written:
โโHe will
command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.โโ
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.โโ
7 Jesus answered him, โIt is also
written: โDo not put the Lord your God to the test.โโ
8 Again, the devil took him to a very
high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 โAll
this I will give you,โ he said, โif you will bow down and worship me.โ
10 Jesus said to him, โAway from me,
Satan! For it is written: โWorship the Lord your God, and serve him only.โโ
11 Then the devil left him, and
angels came and attended him.
Scripture for Sunday January 11, 2026
Acts 10:34-35
Matthew 3:13-17
Acts 10:34-35
34 Then Peter began to speak: โI now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.
Matthew 3:13-17
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, โI need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?โ
15 Jesus replied, โLet it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.โ Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, โThis is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.โ
Upcoming Events & Announcements
This Tuesday, January 13 at 7 pm, after choir, is our Ad Council meeting at the church. Everyone is welcome.
Third Wednesday Dinners will resume in March.
Our Schedule:
Sunday Service is at 10:00am
The second Sunday of the month is Friendship Sunday. During the service,
we have Communion, and after the service we have fellowship and snacks.
The third Sunday is Home Missions Sunday. This is an opportunity to help
bless our neighbours with an additional offering.
