A Voice of Comfort, A Light of Hope
December 17, 2023
Church of the Servant
3rd Sunday of Advent
Year B
John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon
(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
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.
Letting our Life Shine – Eternally
November 26, 2023
Church of the Servant
Last Sunday after Pentecost Proper 29 Year A Matthew 25:31-46 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
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.
The Parable of the 10 Light-bearers
November 12, 2023
Church of the Servant
24th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 27 Year A Matthew 25:1-13 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Blessed are the Hope-bearers
November 5, 2023
Church of the Servant
All Saints Day (Transferred) Year A Matthew 5:1-12 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Sources:
- Meier, John P. 1990. “Matthew 5:3-12.” Interpretation 44 (3): 281-85. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lsdah&AN=ATLA0000827746&site=ehost-live.
- Cisar, Gerard M. 2022. “The Beatitudes and the Life of the Church.” Calvin Theological Journal 57 (1): 43–74. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lsdah&AN=ATLAiE8N220614000055&site=ehost-live.
- Thurman, Howard. Deep is the Hunger. Harper & Row, (New York: 1951): 191-192.
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