Advent III

Advent III

He Is The One

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The Gospel reading last week ended somewhat ominously: “But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison.” (Luke 3:19-20)…

Sometimes Better to Receive Than to Give

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen Our sermon text for this morning is the Old Testament lesson, from Isaiah, chapter 61. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me two turtle doves and a partridge in…