New Testament (1597)
  1. The Gospel outpaces all would-be and eventually fleeting identity-makers and brings in the truth of a renewed-in-Christ humanity.
  2. Jesus offer us this vision of violence not so we might be drawn into it but so we might be drawn through it to come closer to Him.
  3. Temptation in the wilderness. A riot in His hometown. Silencing a demon. Jesus is busy in this episode.
  4. John is preaching in the wilderness and baptizing people in the Jordan River.
  5. The lavish nature of God’s love is indicated by the fact that He, as Father, is the author of our being adopted as sons and daughters through Holy Baptism.
  6. Jesus is born, and His birth is proclaimed to shepherds which includes good news for all of us.
  7. Faithful celebration of the Reformation is possible only for those who understand they have nothing. Whose incapability and insufficiency are obvious and owned. Who recognize their dependence on God for all things. In other words, Reformation is for children.
  8. Daniel and Erick continue in Luke with the birth of John. Zachariah finally speaks and there is much to discuss in what he says.
  9. I suggest preaching a sermon that directs attention away from the main characters. Instead, highlight for your hearers (and proclaim loudly and clearly) the promise of Jesus in this text.
  10. Gabriel appears to Mary with the shocking announcement that she is to be the mother of the Son of God. How should we view Mary?
  11. This text gives us only a glimpse, a preview, of God’s plan in Christ to restore his broken creation to its physical and social perfection.
  12. Imagine what it would be like if, when people in our community thought about this congregation, the first thing that came to mind was how forgiving we are.
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