Christmas Eve                                                                   24 December 2021 (Isaiah  9:2-7   Psalm 96   Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20) “Coming Home for Christmas!” Merry Christmas! I really struggled with how to write this sermon this evening.  I wondered what it is that we all need to hear at this time. I found myself hungering to find words that will startle us … More “Coming Home for Christmas!”

Fourth Sunday of Advent                                         19 December 2021 (Micah 5:2-5a   Psalm 80:1-7   Hebrews 10:5-10   Luke 1:39—55) “Looking with favor on the Forgotten!” On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we are mostly invited into beginning to know God in a new way, who we discover is a Person; and this God is made known to us … More “Looking with favor on the Forgotten!”

Luke 3: 7-18 So today, Advent 3, we meet the character of John the Baptist for the second week in a row.  If you were here with us last week, you met the more playful version of the Baptist, dressed in camels’ hair and eating wild honey, baptizing people in the river as he called … More Expectant Waiting

Second Sunday of Advent                                        December 5, 2021 (Malachi 3:1-4   Luke 3:1-6)   [John Baptist Skit] “Making room for Jesus!” Pastor Andrew (from ambo):  I want to let you know . . . . . John Baptist (coming in doors at Baptism font, interrupting noisily with honey pot and a spoon):  Hey, what’s going on here? … More “Making room for Jesus!”