Archive for the '22. Advent C' Category

Christmas, Advent 4 C, Luke 2: 1-14, “Christmas is Here”

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

“Christmas is Here” is a sermon interpretation of Luke 2: 1-14. 
As we approach this bewitching hour of midnight on Christmas Eve, people are being drawn to houses of worship throughout the whole world. Softly and gently, they come. It is as if the sanctuaries are like gigantic magnets, stretching their magnetic powers into all [...]

Luke 3: 7-18, Advent 3 C, “A Light Bulb Moment”

Monday, November 30th, 2009

“A Light Bulb Moment” is a sermon interpretation of Luke 3: 7-18. My wife, Jan, and I were in the capitol city of Nicaragua, with a group of people from Lutheran world hunger. We were there for an immersion experience, to see what was happening. It was a very hot, hot day, in [...]

Malachi 3: 1-4; Advent 2 C, “Cleanliness is Next To Godliness”

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness” is a sermon interpretation of Malachi 3: 1-4.
John the Baptist was a messenger sent by God to prepare people for the coming of Christ. He said: Prepare your hearts for the coming of Christ; cleanse yourself from the sin that is deep within; and be washed in the waters of [...]

Luke 21: 5-19, Advent 1 C, “Meeting God Tomorrow Morning”

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Are these the end times? Is the end of the world getting close? It seems so many of the Biblical prophecies about the end of the world are coming true….. what do you think?
Futurologists do two things: first, they look at human history; past and present and therefore they make observations about the future. Secondly, [...]