Sermon: Sunday, January 8, 2012: Baptism of Our Lord

Texts: Genesis 1:1-5 • Psalm 29 • Acts 19:1-7 • Mark 1:4-11 I’d like you to try something out with me this morning, a guided visualization. If you will, close your eyes and clear your head. Imagine only darkness, inky blackness to every margin of your mind. As you usher any remaining thoughts from your … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 8, 2012: Baptism of Our Lord →

Sermon: Sunday, January 1, 2012: First Sunday of Christmas

Texts: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 • Psalm 148 • Galatians 4:4-7 • Luke 2:22-40 Welcome 2012, and a happy New Year to you all! It’s the morning after last night, and a month-long season of eating and celebrating that stretched from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve, so I suspect some of you are, like me, feeling the … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, January 1, 2012: First Sunday of Christmas →

Sermon: Sunday, December 25, 2011: Nativity of Our Lord (III)–Christmas Day

Texts: Isaiah 52:7-10 • Psalm 98 • Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12) • John 1:1-14 Good morning! I am so glad to be here, in worship, with each of you this morning – which is not so unusual a thing, given that it is Sunday morning and this is what we normally do on Sunday mornings… gather … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, December 25, 2011: Nativity of Our Lord (III)–Christmas Day →