Sermons from November 2022

This Thanksgiving Sunday begins our Advent season as we prepare our hearts for Christmas and remember the light of Christ in our lives. We begin with Elizabeth and Zechariah, and an angel making an unexpected prediction. Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 (CEB)

What does it mean to speak of the Christ who reigns, or Christ the king? The one who reigns over us is the one who was tried as a criminal, who was punished by oppressive authorities and crucified. This is the one to whom we pledge our faith and devotion. As we worship in praise and in singing, let us also worship by living lives that have been changed by God’s love. Scripture: Luke 23:33-43 (NRSV)

This week’s reading may be familiar as a group of religious leaders come to Jesus with a question about resurrection. This feels like an adversarial conversation; at least from one side of it. But perhaps one side’s adversarial approach doesn’t require an adversarial response. Scripture: Luke 21:5-19 (CEB)

This week’s reading may be familiar as a group of religious leaders come to Jesus with a question about resurrection. This feels like an adversarial conversation; at least from one side of it. But perhaps one side’s adversarial approach doesn’t require an adversarial response. Scripture: Luke 20:27-38 (CEB)