Category: Preaching

• Advent 2, Year C–Luke 3:1-6

  The Lord is coming. You better be ready. That is what John the Baptist says, anyway.

  Jamie Greening

  December 6, 2018

  All, Bible, Church, Preaching

  Advent, Advent 2, Advent Year C, Isaiah, Jesus, John the Baptist, Luke 3:1-6

• Advent 2, Year C–Philippians 1:1-11

  How Paul prays is instructive.

  Jamie Greening

  December 6, 2018

  All, Bible, Church, Preaching

  Abounding Love, Advent, Glory to God, He who began a good work in you, Jesus, Paul’s Prayer, Philippians 1:1-11, Philippians 1:6

• Advent 2, Year C–Malachi 3:1-4

  We read this passage in our worship service last Sunday as the prophetic passage for the first Sunday of Advent. It is one of my favorites. Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Malachi 3:1 Much is happening here, but it starts with the promise of a messenger. I…

  Jamie Greening

  December 5, 2018

  All, Bible, Church, Preaching

  Advent, Advent 2 Year C, Jesus, John the Baptist, Malachi 3:1-4, Messenger, priesthood

• Advent 1, Year C–1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

  The Epistle reading for the first week of Advent seems whittled down for my taste. I would prefer it take a bigger bite and include the earlier material in chapter 3 about afflictions, because the theme of afflictions matches the other readings as all the travail leading up to the Day of the Lord and…

  Jamie Greening

  November 29, 2018

  All, Bible, Church, Preaching

  1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Advent 1, Benedictions, December 2 2018, Lectionary, Paul, Year C