Church of the Servant

3rd Sunday of Advent
Year B
John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11


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Sources:

[1] Barbara Brown Taylor. “John 1:6-8, 19-28 – Homiletical Perspective”. Bartlett, David L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year B, Volume 1: Advent through Transfiguration (Feasting on the Word: Year B volume). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2008. Kindle edition. Page 182-183, 184.

[2] Joel Lindsey and Wayne Haun. “Light a Candle”, Sung by Avalon, Track 6 on Joy: A Christmas Collection, Produced by Brown Bannister.

Comfort and Peace

December 10, 2023

Church of the Servant

2nd Sunday of Advent
Year B
Mark 1:1-8; Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a


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Advent Peace

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Sources:

[1] O’Conner, Kathleen M. “Isaiah 40:1-11 Exegetical Perspective”. Bartlett, David L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year B, Volume 1: Advent through Transfiguration (Feasting on the Word: Year B volume). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2008. Kindle edition. Page 80 · Location 1083 & Page 81 · Location 1090.

[2] Hutson, Christopher R. “Mark 1:1-8 Theological Perspective”. Bartlett, David L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year B, Volume 1: Advent through Transfiguration (Feasting on the Word: Year B volume). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2008. Kindle edition. Page 117 · Location 1604.

Church of the Servant

Last Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 29 Year A
Matthew 25:31-46

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Parables

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Sources:

Buchanan, John M. “Matthew 25:31-46 Pastoral Perspective”. Bartlett, David L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 4: Season after Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. Kindle edition. Page 811 · Location 11171.

Armstrong, Lindsay P. “Matthew 25:31-46 Homiletical Perspective”. Bartlett, David L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 4: Season after Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. Kindle edition. Page 816 · Location 11240 & Page 816 · Location 11244.

Church of the Servant

24th Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 27 Year A
Matthew 25:1-13

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