Christmas Eve ~ Monday, December 24th, 2018 On this Christmas Eve, may we sleep peacefully and awake with a new understanding of what it means to be alive…a child of God…claimed in baptism and fed at His Table. May we, like the shepherds, seek the Christ child and find Him. May we, “be not afraid”… Continue Reading
Series Archives:2018 Advent Sermon Series
The Hopes and Fears of All the Years
Fourth Sunday of Advent ~ Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 But like a good mystery writer who drops clues throughout a story, Luke tells us time and time again that this new age that is about to dawn with the birth of this Child, this new chapter in salvation history, is going to turn the world… Continue Reading
A Transactional Life
Third Sunday of Advent ~ Sunday, December 16th, 2018 Jesus calls us to something more. He invites us to live bigger lives. He encourages us to live lives fit for a King, the King of Kings and Lord of lords, in the words of Handel’s Messiah. Sermon Notes Bible Passage: Luke 3:7-18 Special Music Anthem … Continue Reading
Redeeming Past Hurts
Second Sunday of Advent ~ Sunday, December 9th, 2018 Redeem the Past. Go out into the world returning no one evil for evil or reviling for reviling. Forgive as freely as God has forgiven you. Forgiveness does not mean “forgetting”, it means being freed from the chains and bind you. It means giving up your right… Continue Reading
What Business Are You In?
First Sunday of Advent ~ December 2nd, 2018 “Humanity” is our business. The least, the last, the lost, and the lonely are our business. We find purpose and meaning in life only in so far as we give ourselves away, to the glory of God. Sermon Notes Bible Passages: Galatians 6:7-10 Luke 16:19-31… Continue Reading
