TOPIC INDEXChristmas (6)
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John T. Pless

  1. Christmas from Below

    book
    12/17/22
    14 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Christmas wrecks all attempts to penetrate God’s hiddenness and seek Him out in Heaven. He comes to us clothed in our humanity.

  2. Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

    book
    12/09/21
    12 mins
    By John T. Pless
    This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder

  3. It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas: Revisiting Martin Luther’s Christmas Book

    book
    12/20/20
    17 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Luther’s Christmas sermons remind us that unless Christ is proclaimed FOR YOU, He is not preached.

  4. Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

    book
    12/23/19
    11 mins
    By John T. Pless
    ‘What’s so great about Christmas?” That is the question which the preacher must answer!

  5. Christmas From Below

    book
    12/23/18
    8 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Christmas wrecks all attempts to penetrate God's hiddenness and seek him out in Heaven. He comes to us clothed in our humanity.

  6. From Advent to Christmas

    book
    12/09/18
    22 mins
    By John T. Pless
    Past, present, fututre converge in Advent. The historical coming of the Lord Jesus in the flesh, born of Mary to suffer and die for the world's redemption is indicated by having the Palm Suday account read on the First Sunday in Advent. All of the church year revolves around the cross.

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