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Who is this babe born in a manger

Untitled and Unattributed Nativity

There hasn’t been, and won’t be, a word heard tonight, in song or text or sermon, that these walls haven’t heard hundreds of times before. No matter how old we are, most of us have sat here or someplace quite like this, on Christmas Eve, and heard these words, these songs, these texts before. …For more, click on the title above.

Who are you?

The Voice in the Desert by James Tissot

Before Jesus started His incarnate earthly ministry, the attention of the 12 Tribes of Israel was focused on someone else—John the Baptizer. John whom some of us heard about on Advent II Wednesday, was the son of Zachariah and Elizabeth and had a special role to play in God’s plan for salvation. In our Gospel reading we see John talk about this role. John also answers the question: Who are you? …For more, click on the title above.

Voluntary submission and sacrificial love

Today, God has gathered us to hear His Word concerning repentance, forgiveness, grace, and mercy. Those attributes, which the Word calls for as part of a continual practice in a healthy marriage between one man and one woman, are accompanied by two specific teachings in today’s texts. The first is one that has raised concerns in some 20th and 21st century American women. The second is one that some Christian men of the same era have failed to heed. We’ll hear more about voluntary submission and sacrificial love in a few minutes. …For more, click on the title above.

Advent 4_2025

The Voice in the Desert by James Tissot

Advent 4 – Rorate Coeli

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