by Steve Thomason | Dec 12, 2022 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 18, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the fourth Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of Love. It is also the great convergence where the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary call for the same Gospel text. Matthew 1:18-25 tells the story of Joseph’s dream when a divine messenger tells him to take Mary to be his wife and they should name the child Jesus and call him Immanuel, God is with us.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 5, 2022 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 11, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the third Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of Joy. John the Baptist questions Jesus from prison. Are you the one? Jesus comments that John is Elijah (RCL). Isaiah offers a picture of the Messiah as one who will shine a light for the nations (NL).
by Steve Thomason | Nov 28, 2022 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 4, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the second Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of peace. John the Baptist calls the people of Israel into the wilderness to repent, be baptized, and to prepare themselves for the coming Kingdom of God (RCL), and Esther withstands the oppressive practices of her captor king and saves her people from genocide (NL).
by Steve Thomason | Nov 21, 2022 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the week of November 27, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the first Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of hope. Jesus warns his disciples of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and tells them to watch and be ready (RCL) and the prophet Habakkuk warns Jerusalem of the coming destruction from the Babylonian Empire (NL).
by Steve Thomason | Dec 12, 2020 | sermons2020
It is the second week of Advent. This is a season of waiting as we “Prepare the Way” for the coming Messiah. It is usually a season where we talk about how important it is to slow down. We focus on practices that will help us to not be distracted by all the glitz and...
