Our 2018 Advent series that looks at the “minor” characters of the nativity.
Luke 2:22-38 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus Is Presented in the Temple 22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to […]
Today’s sermon was delivered via Facebook Live due to a winter storm dropping several inches of snow on us overnight. Please click on this sentence to join us in this week’s advent message. Matthew 1:1-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1 An account of the genealogy[a] of Jesus the […]
Luke 1:5-25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold 5 In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 Both of them were righteous before God, […]