Sermons on Advent/Adviento (Page 2)

Sermons on Advent/Adviento (Page 2)

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Come Thou Long Expected Jesus: Community Advent Service

Community Advent Service 2021 YEAR C: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Advent sneaks up on us somehow, catching us with surprising speed, and we are often unaware and unprepared. It’s Advent already – wasn’t it just Thanksgiving. Isn’t Christmas in a few weeks? Surely, the season of Advent is countercultural because it isn’t the jolly season of Christmas, and I suspect most of us don’t think it is as filling for us as is Thanksgiving.…
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May We Also Say YES To God: Advent 4

The Fourth Sunday of Advent: December 20, 2020 Year B: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38; Canticle 15 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook. Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”[1] I can only imagine Mary’s distress, Mary’s fear when this young woman heard this from a stranger, “Greetings favored one, the Lord is with you.[2] She was “greatly distressed at…
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We Are Witness to the Light: Advent 3

The Third Sunday of Advent: December 13, 2020 Year B: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service and sermon on Facebook.  Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Most of us know that the season and the mood of Advent is one of great expectation, great waiting. There are three purple candles and a pink candle, and then of course, the white candle in the center, which is…
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Let Life Be Shaped By Hope: Advent 2

The Second Sunday of Advent: December 6, 2020 Year B: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8  CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Morning Prayer service and sermon on Facebook.  Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The perennial challenge during this time of year is to hear anew, to hear with fresh ears, to see with fresh eyes, the familiar stories we all know. We hear, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord”.[1] We know what…
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Jesus Walks As Our Neighbor: Advent 1

The First Sunday of Advent: November 29, 2020 Year B: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 CLICK HERE to view the video recording of this Spiritual Communion service and sermon on Facebook.  Available service bulletins. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When Advent falls immediately following Thanksgiving it feels a bit rushed because then the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day is short. We don’t have a full month, but here they are – Advent and Christmas are upon us. We…
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The Faithfulness of Joseph: Advent 4

Fourth Sunday of Advent: December 22, 2019 Year A: Isaiah 7:10-16;  Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 At the time of posting, there was no audio recording of this sermon. It’s the Sunday before Christmas. For many of us it means the presents are all bought and wrapped and under the tree. Or, if you’re like me, you still have much to do before 5:30 on Christmas Eve when we will begin our first service of Christmas with carols…
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Our Advent Dream and Hope: Advent 3

Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday): December 15, 2019 Year A: Isaiah 35:1-10;  Psalm 146:5-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 CLICK HERE to listen to a recording of this sermon. What happens when our expectations don’t get met?  And what happens when it’s our expectations about God that don’t get met? The one social media tool that I’ve never gotten into using is Twitter. It’s one of those ubiquitous ways of instantly communicating in today’s world, a very annoying way I…