Servants Song
January 11, 2026
1st Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 42:1-9
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Celebrating Servants Sunday – “This little light of mine”
1 Richard F. Ward, “Isaiah 42:1-9; Homiletic Perspective,” Feasting on the Word: Year A,
Volume 1: Advent through Transfiguration (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume). Editors:
David L. Bartlett and Barbara Brown Taylor, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle
edition. Page 527, Location 7526.
Jesus: One-on-One
December 14, 2025
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Matthew 11:2-11
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1 Doris Kearns Goodwin, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” (New York:
Simon & Schuster, 2006), Audio book.
2 N.T. Wright, quoted in an article by Leah MarieAnn Klett, “NT Wright: Western Christians
have misread Heaven, the End Times, spiritual warfare,” The Christian Post, Dec. 2, 2025.
Accessed 12/12/2025: https://www.christianpost.com/books/nt-wright-why-western-
christians-have-misread-heaven.html
Advent Hope 2.0
December 7, 2025
2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
1) Sean Winter, Fran Barber, Robyn Whitaker, “Episode A102 Advent 2: Isaiah 11:1-10 with
Sean Winter,” By the Well Podcast, November 24, 2019. Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://bythewell.com.au/episodes/a102-advent-2-isaiah-111-10-with-sean-winter
2) Robert C. Wright, “Not Optimism,” For Faith: A Weekly devotional from Bishop Rob Wright,
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, December 5, 2025, Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://episcopalatlanta.org/for-faith/not-optimism/.
3) Fleming Rutledge, “God’s Cut-and-Fill Operation,” Advent: The Once and Future
Coming of Jesus Christ. Eerdmans, 2018, Kindle edition, Page 291, Location 5503
iv Ibid. Page 292, Location 5516.
NeighborGood
September 28, 2025
16th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 21 – Year C
Luke 16:19-31
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1 “Unlike National Pretzel Day, National Miniature Golf Day, or even April Fools Day, National
Good Neighbor Day is an actual holiday.” National Good Neighbor Day website. Accessed
09/27/2025: https://www.nationalgoodneighborday.org/history/
2 Helen Montgomery Debevoise, “Luke 16:19-31, Pastoral Perspective”, editors David L.
Bartlett and Barbara Brown Taylor, Feasting on the Word— Year C, Volume 4: Season after
Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) (Feasting on the Word: Year C). Presbyterian
Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle edition. Page 315 · Location 4289.
3 David Burton, “’Good Fences Make Good Neighbors’” Misses the Point,” The Hopeful
Neighbor Project, Accessed 09/27/2025: https://www.hopefulneighborhood.org/blog/good-
fences-make-good-neighbors-misses-the-point/
4 National Good Neighbor Day website – History page.
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