Archive for December, 2007

Christmas—The Light Shines in the Darkness

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Sermon delivered at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Westerville, OH, on the first Sunday after Christmas, December 30, 2007 Lectionary texts: Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25, 4:4-7; John 1:1-18; Psalm 147:13-21. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Merry Christmas, St. Matthew’s! It was last year at this time that I preached my [...]

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Emmanuel, God With Us

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Sermon delivered at St. Matthew’s Church, Westerville, OH, on the fourth Sunday of Advent, December 23, 2007 Lectionary texts: Isaiah 7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7, Matthew 1:18-25, Psalm 80:1-7. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Good morning, St. Matthew’s! Today is the fourth and final Sunday of Advent and we light the [...]

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