Sermon: Attend to the Baby

Our pastor graciously asked me to preach this morning while he and his family traveled to visit relatives. My sermon is about keeping the season of Christmastide, from the Gospel text for the day, Luke 2.22-40.

If you would like to read it, you may access a PDF copy HERE.

Sermon for Advent II

The second sermon in the current Advent series is available in PDF format. It is called, "Let Us Bless Faithful Women," and may be found here. The text is Luke 1.26-45.

Advent & Christmas Sermons

Weekly Advent and Christmas sermons are available for your encouragement.

The first, "Struggling to Believe," from Luke 1.1-25, is available in PDF format.

Advent Blog begins today...

My ADVENT BLOG begins today, with its first entry on the credibility of the Christian Gospel, from Luke 1.1-4.

I invite you to follow day by day as we examine passages from the early chapters of Luke, and let God's Word help you prepare your heart to celebrate Christ's coming!

Text of the Magnificat

Latin Vulgate
Magnificat anima mea Dominum
Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius.
Et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles.
Esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes,
Suscepit Israel puerum suum recordatus misericordiæ suæ,
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in sæcula.

NRSV
My soul magnifies the Lord, ⁴⁷ and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, ⁴⁸
for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; ⁴⁹
for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. ⁵⁰
His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. ⁵¹
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. ⁵²
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; ⁵³
he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. ⁵⁴
He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, ⁵⁵
according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.

Advent Blog coming...

This week, I'll be preparing a new blog for the Advent season. The first post will be next Sunday, the first day of Advent.

It will consist of daily thoughts related to passages from the Gospel of Luke. In my church, I will be preaching on Luke, and the posts will reflect what I'm learning in my studies for those messages.

I hope you will join me for a few moments each day, as we prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate the incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A Break from Joshua

At church this Sunday, we'll be taking a break from Joshua. Our worship will instead center on the Lord's Table, with a message from Luke 24, called, "The Burning Heart."

The sermon has now been uploaded in PDF format, and may be found here.