The Gospel reading for Sunday, January 13, 2019, is Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. Our other readings this week include Isaiah 43:1-7 and Psalm 29. I found inspiration from Christine Hallenbeck Ask’s GodPause devotional on January 11, 2019, and David Lose’s Working Preacher commentary
This year, Epiphany conveniently falls on a Sunday, so this weekend we’re talking about the arrival of the Magi. Today’s readings are Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, and Matthew 2:1-12. Much of this sermon is based on Martin Luther’s sermon
Here’s my sermon for Christmas Day worship 2018. The text is John’s version of the Christmas story, found in John 1:1-14. I have some mixed feelings about Christmas Day worship. I can’t imagine not having worship in church on Christmas
Merry Christmas! Here’s my 2018 Christmas Eve sermon. The text is the Christmas story from Luke. Have you ever watched the show House Hunters? It’s one of my guilty pleasure comfort shows. There’s always a couple with a list of
December 23, 2018, is the 4th Sunday of Advent in lectionary year C, and the assigned texts include Luke 1:39-45 (Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth) and Micah 5:2-5a. We also read Luke 1:46-55 (the Magnificat) as the Psalm for the day.