Matthew 3:1-12
Advent 2A
[…] stuff. It shook people up. It would shake us up. The Second Sunday in Advent may be a time to ponder all the paradoxes of Advent and Christmas—paradoxes that would shake us all up if only we took the time to note them. Of course, the problem is that many people even in the […]
Romans 16:25-27
Advent 4B
[…] scholars wonder if those are, in fact, actually Paul’s words to the Romans. But I don’t think worshipers are interested in a discourse on biblical criticism on Christmas Eve – if ever. What’s more, I’m sure that no matter who actually penned the words “to God be the glory,” those inspired words are consistent […]
Jeremiah 31:7-14
2nd Sunday after Christmast C
[…] of the goodness to come sounds like a review of a Harry & David catalogue, like a tour through a Williams Sonoma store, like a down home Christmas with Martha Stewart. And let’s not tell our doctors or cardiologists, but the priests of the ensemble get promised the fattiest portions of the beef roast, […]
Isaiah 12:2-6
Advent 3C
[…] middle of the Advent Season after all. There may even be a way to connect such water imagery to baptism. Some churches celebrate the Lord’s Supper on Christmas Day as a reminder of what that Babe of Bethlehem went on to do to accomplish our salvation. But I am not sure if too many […]
Advent Resources Year C
Advent – Year C A collection of Advent resources and Christmas resources including sermon ideas, whole sermons, sermon series ideas, and more. Home » You searched for christmas » Page 9 Advent Resources 2024 Quick Links First Sunday in Advent, December 1, 2024 Second Sunday in Advent, December 8, 2024 Third Sunday in Advent, […]
Advent Resources Year B
Advent – Year B A collection of Advent resources and Christmas resources including sermon ideas, whole sermons, sermon series ideas, and more. Home » You searched for christmas » Page 9 Advent Resources 2023 Quick Links First Sunday in Advent, December 3, 2023 Second Sunday in Advent, December 10, 2023 Third Sunday in Advent, […]
Isaiah 2:1-5
Advent 1A
Over time many people, including most certainly many church people, have come to view Advent (and certainly Christmas) as a time when we need to do our level best to keep at bay any and all thoughts about sad things. Hence, a death in the congregation anywhere near Christmas just feels worse somehow than […]
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
Christmas Day A
Here we are, Christmas on a Sunday. Merry Christmas! This year, I’m especially appreciating the way that Luke subtly weaves together various postures and social positions in his birth narrative. As Luke Timothy Johnson aptly puts it, “Luke’s manner is to show how God’s fidelity is worked out in human events when appearances seem […]
Psalm 147:12-20
Christmas 2B
[…] letdown.” After all, even if, as T.S. Eliot writes, “April is the cruelest month,” January is the coldest month, at least in many parts of North America. Christmas’ excitement generally allows North Americans to look past December’s sometimes-wintry weather. But now the holidays are over, leaving many of us with just the dark, cold […]
Psalm 147:12-20
2nd Sunday after Christmas C
[…] After all, even if, as T.S. Eliot writes, “April is the cruelest month,” January is perhaps the coldest month, at least in many parts of North America. Christmas’ excitement generally allows North Americans to look past December’s sometimes-wintry weather. But now the holidays are over, leaving many of us with just the dark, cold […]
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