TOPIC INDEXAdvent (10)

  1. Luke 1:26-38 – Advent 4 (B)

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    12/19/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the annunciation where the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to announce that she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit.

  2. John 1:6-8, 19-28 – Advent 3 (B)

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    12/12/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss John the Baptist once again – this time his appearance at the beginning of John's gospel.

  3. Mark 1:1-8 – Advent 2 (B)

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    12/04/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson examine the opening words of the Gospel of Mark.

  4. Mark 13:24-37 – Advent 1 (B)

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    11/28/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss one of the end times sayings of Christ from the Gospel of Mark.

  5. Matthew 1:18-25 – Advent 4 (A)

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    12/13/22
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    On this episode of preaching the text we study Matthew's story of Christ's conception and birth.

  6. Matthew 3:1-12 – Advent 2 (A)

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    11/28/22
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    Today, we talk about the first encounter of Jesus with John the Baptist.

  7. Matthew 24:36-44 – Advent 1 (A)

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    11/23/22
    1 min
    By John W. Hoyum Steven Paulson
    The first episode of Preaching the Text introduces the hosts, Dr. Steven Paulson and Pr. John Hoyum, as they start this new study of the Sunday lectionary texts.

  8. Where All Men Are At Home

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    12/23/19
    11 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    Christmas is, therefore, the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry, even while he awaits a number of years to gather his disciples and inaugurate his preaching of the kingdom.

  9. The Grieving of the Hopeful

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    12/21/18
    10 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    This blog is a part of our Advent series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ. Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.

  10. Preaching the End of the World

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    12/11/18
    11 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    The death and resurrection of our Lord has indeed removed the power of all these things. But they remain for now, even so.