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Old Testament: Isaiah 7:10-17 (Advent 4: Series A)

12/10/22

20 mins

By Bob Sundquist

A sign was given to Ahaz to point him toward the greater sign given in a manger and that Bethlehem’s Messiah is the sign we look forward to seeing in the sky when Jesus, our Emmanuel, comes again.
Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 (Advent 4: Series A)

12/10/22

11 mins

By Peter Nafzger

Matthew makes it abundantly clear that Joseph lacked one thing: Control. He may have been the titular head of his emerging household, but he was clearly not in charge. God was, as God always is.
Epistle: Romans 1:1-7 (Advent 4: Series A)

12/10/22

14 mins

By John Bombaro

Therefore, on the cusp of Christmas the message of the fourth week in Advent heightens our anticipation and joy, but also the unvarnished truth about the challenge of following the crucified King.
My Badge of Self Sufficiency

12/07/22

11 mins

By Karen Stenberg

God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
Advent: The Season of Expectant Waiting

12/06/22

10 mins

By Joshua Miller

The waiting of Advent isn’t just for Christmas; it’s for God’s reversal of all sin and evil and his renewal of all things.
Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

12/05/22

11 mins

By 1517 Staff

Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
A Review of Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

12/05/22

14 mins

By Chad Bird

The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.
Preaching Advent: Some Insights from Hermann Sasse

12/04/22

27 mins

By John T. Pless

Advent is something of a liturgical speed bump that slows us down lest we rush to Christmas but forget that the baby born in Bethlehem will return with glory and power to judge the living and the dead.
Epistle: James 5:7-11 (Advent 3: Series A)

12/03/22

14 mins

By John Bombaro

More than that, as children of the One who is the Resurrection and the eternal Life, as children who have themselves been both justified and regenerated, live as if Christ has already reappeared, as if the parousia has happened.
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-15 (Advent 3: Series A)

12/03/22

14 mins

By Peter Nafzger

John the Baptist’s question in our text offers you an opportunity to help your congregation take seriously the doubts experienced by those who live by faith.
When Politics Predominates

12/02/22

8 mins

By John W. Hoyum

When the church is a political actor, the gospel doesn’t have the final word.
He Who Comes

12/01/22

11 mins

By Gerhard Forde

It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.

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