Lectionary: Series A (524)
  1. Christmas is a season of irony and song that helps us to know the sacred past and the truth of the Gospel of our salvation.
  2. The eternal Word of God became a mortal human being, but not in some far-off heavenly realm. No, He took up residence among us.
  3. The beauty of this season ought to draw preachers into the Scriptures own poetry, rich imagery, and paradoxical language to present the holy mystery of Christ’s incarnation.
  4. On this episode of preaching the text we study Matthew's story of Christ's conception and birth.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Today we talk about John's imprisonment and his doubts about Christ as the messiah.
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