The Christmas Story and Why I Love It Lectionary 20 December 2015 Fourth Sunday in Advent Micah 5:2-5a Luke 1:47-55 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Text to Life [There are a bunch of sermons here. You can, of course, preach the whole thing, which is dynamite. Or can you...
I am no longer my own but yours,Put me to what you willPut me to doing, put me to suffering.Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you.Let me be full, let me be empty.Let me have all things, let me have nothing.I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to...
The last thing you want is for people to drift off during your sermon. In fact, you can see some people “settle in” when the sermon starts….predicting that it will be something they want to “coast through.” Make the sermon dynamic, interesting, creative. You want...
Jesus: A Theography by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola I think it is only right to warn you not to read this book before going to bed – here’s why: I was very happy to receive my copy of Jesus A Theography (2012 — Thomas Nelson) via the mail. I had pre-ordered it...
How is your Advent season going? Have you been able to stop and take a breath from the service planning, party going, and present planning (not to mention shopping)? At the beginning of the season, I challenged us to spend time listening. To hear the minor key of the...
