The Promises Just Get Better
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Advent 4: Old Testament, 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Jesus is coming. That brief thought should find places to swirl in our thoughts at every point this time of year. And perhaps not just swirl, but...
How Dark is Dark?
Advent 3: Gospel, John 1:6-8, 19-28 John 1:6-8, 19-28 Can you measure darkness? When you’re in the dark do you really concern yourself with its degrees...
So Much To Do
Advent 3: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 There is, I suppose in church work, like there probably is in school teaching, an unwritten rule to not have favorites among students...
I Need A Favor
Advent 3: Old Testament: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Three weeks in a row walking in the green pastures of the prophet Isaiah is almost too good to be true. Here we are once again...
The Old Testament is About Jesus
Advent 2: Gospel, Mark 1:1-8 Mark 1:1-8 Mark’s gospel is readily accepted as the testimony of the impetuous Apostle Peter. It’s stories...
Oh It's Coming Alright
Advent 2: Epistle, 2 Peter 3:8-14 2 Peter 3:8-14 It is part of fallen human nature to doubt everything regarding the true and living...
A Chapter of Treasures
Advent 2: Old Testament, Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah 40:1-11 Just yesterday a co-worker called from her office, “Can anyone read Isaiah 9 and not hear Handel’s Messiah?" I replied that I found myself...
Banking on the Back of a Beast
Advent 1: Gospel, Mark 11:1-10 Mark 11:1-10 Advent always begins with consideration of Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of His...
Stepping Off Right
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Advent 1: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Happy New Year! And this from the calendar that really counts. We need to get to know the church...
The Curtain Rises
Advent 1: Old Testament, Isaiah 64:1-9 Isaiah 64:1-9 When Advent dawns near the end of our calendar year I am always encouraged. Yes I love the season itself, and that to which it draws our...
