Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18 Today is the third Sunday of the Advent, and the candle we lit is the pink one which signifies “Joy” which I would say ‘exceeding happiness’. Whose “joy”, whose ‘exceeding happiness’...
Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-6 Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Today’s texts, a portion of lectionary readings, are from Malachi, chapter 3 and Luke, chapter 3, about John the Baptist as the messenger preparing...
Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21: 25-33 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. We usually think of Advent as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas,...
1 Kings 17:8-18 Today is Thanksgiving Sunday, and our text is the same as last Sunday. Last week, from the story of the widow of Zarephath, we learned that this widow was in severe trials,...
1 Kings 17:8-18, Today’s text comes from the lectionary reading for today, and it is about a widow in Zarephath in Sidon, a land of Baal worshippers. About five weeks ago, in my last sermon...
James 4:1-3, 5:13-20 Today’s text comes from the lectionary reading for today, and it is about prayer. Last week, we talked about delighting in and meditating on God’s words, and those people who delight in...