Merry Chrystery Lectionary 23 December 2018 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5a Luke 1:47-55 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Text to Life Advent is a season of anticipation. In other words, it is at heart a “birth” story. The prescribed Advent lectionary texts speak of...
Eye of an Eagle and Spirit of a Dove Lectionary 16 December 2018 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Text to Life Bird brain. It is an insulting label we plaster on those we deem dim-witted, clueless, or less “with it”...
The Ox and Hee-Haw of the Donkey Lectionary 9 December 2018 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Text to Life It is hard for us to appreciate how our ancestors were confronted on a daily basis by a world filled with hostile...
Advent Sermon Series: The Animals of Advent Part I: The Roar of the Lion and the Bleat of the Lamb Lectionary 2 December 2018 First Sunday in Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Text to Life I bet you’ve noticed how many...
The Maranatha Church Lectionary 25 November 2018 Christ the King / Reign of Christ Sunday Student Day 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-12 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 Text to Life You are a time traveler? Don’t believe me? Unless you have never journeyed beyond a couple...
Unpolished Praise Lectionary 18 November 2018 26th Sunday After Pentecost 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 Mark 13:1-8 Text to Life As the holidays creep ever closer, the catalogs clog up our mail boxes and post offices. I thought...