Sermon Lesson: Galatians 4:4-7 (NRSV)Gospel Lesson: Luke 2:22-40 (NRSV)Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 (NRSV)Psalm: Psalm 148 (NRSV) Other Mentioned Bible Verses: Exodus 20:2-17 (NRSV) & Mark 12:29-31 (NRSV) It would be wrong of us to assume that the story of the birth of Jesus only appears in the Gospels. Matthew, the first in order ofContinue reading “Mini Sermon #35”
Category Archives: The Characters of Christmas
Mini Sermon #34
Sermon Lesson (the Word): John 1:1-14 (NRSV)Sermon Lesson (Jesus of Nazareth): Luke 2:1-7 (NRSV)Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 9:2-7 (NRSV)Psalm: Psalm 96 (NRSV) Referenced Bible Passages: Genesis 1 (NRSV) Referenced Literary Works: Plato’s The CaveReferenced Movies: The Matrix by The Wachowski Brothers The Gospel of John—even at first glance—is very different from any other Gospel inContinue reading “Mini Sermon #34”
Mini Sermon #33
Sermon Lesson (John the Baptist): Luke 3:1-20 (NRSV)Sermon Lesson (Angel Gabriel): Luke 1:26-33 (NRSV)Old Testament: Isaiah 1-4, 8-11 (NRSV)Psalm: Psalm 126 (NRSV) A companion video sermon on the Angel Gabriel was released as part of The Characters of Christmas this past Sunday. We now enter the third week of Advent in our quest for ChristmasContinue reading “Mini Sermon #33”
Mini Sermon #32
Sermon Lesson (Joseph): Matthew 1:18-25 (NRSV)Sermon Lesson (Mary): Luke 1:46-55 (NRSV)Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 40:1-11 (NRSV)Psalm: Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 (NRSV) A Companion Video Sermon will be part of this coming week’s Zoom Communion Service (Dec. 6, 2020) – you may view it here Other Referenced Bible Reading: Matthew 1:1-17 (NRSV) A Little on Mary andContinue reading “Mini Sermon #32”
Mini-Sermon #31
Sermon Lesson (Zechariah): Luke 1:8-20 (NRSV)Sermon Lesson (Elizabeth): Luke 1:39-45 (NRSV)Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 64:1-9 (NRSV)Psalm: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 (NRSV) Companion Video Sermon: “Elizabeth & Zechariah“ (Nov. 29, 2020) Referenced Bible Passage: Genesis 18 (NRSV)Referenced Video Sermon: “The Three Angels” (June 14, 2020) Parson’s Note: The Characters of Christmas Since becoming a minister (not tooContinue reading “Mini-Sermon #31”
Virtual Worship Schedule (Advent 2020)
# date title format 1 Nov. 22, 2020 Christ the King Sunday mini-sermon #30 2 Nov. 29, 2020 First Sunday in Advent pre-recorded youtube sermon 3 Dec. 6, 2020 Second Sunday in Advent zoom communion service (recorded) 4 Dec. 13, 2020 Third Sunday in Advent pre-recorded youtube sermon 5 Dec. 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday inContinue reading “Virtual Worship Schedule (Advent 2020)”