Sermons from December 2021
Saying YES To The Christ Child: Christmas Eve 2021
Christmas Eve: December 24, 2021 Year C: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
The Faithfulness of Mary and Elizabeth: Advent 4
Advent 4: December 19, 2021 The Fourth Sunday in Advent Year C: Micah 5:2-5a; Canticle 15; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55
Gifts of Love and Joy: Advent 3
Advent 3: December 12, 2021 The Third Sunday in Advent Year C: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle 9; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18
Tune Your Ears to the Right Voices: Advent 2
Advent 2: December 5, 2021 The Second Sunday in Advent Year C: Baruch 5:1-9; Canticle 16; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6
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.…