Preaching on Epiphany Sunday

Preaching on Epiphany Sunday Advent and Christmas are over, as of this writing.   Soon the New Year will be over as well.  Those are often subjects for preaching, as we have seen.  There is one more holiday during this season that you can…

Preaching About Simeon's Song for Advent

Preaching About Simeon's Song for Advent So far in this series of posts we looked at 3 of the Christmas Songs found in the gospel of Luke.  You can find the first of them here.  My goal in these posts is to give you preaching material for…

Advent Preaching About The Angels' Song

Advent Preaching About The Angels' Song In the last post we looked at the song that Mary sang when she met Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.  The angels sang a song as well.  In this post we're going to consider advent preaching…

Advent Preaching About Joy For Today

Advent Preaching About Joy For Today In the last post we began a reflection on the songs of Christmas that Luke records in his gospel.  We saw that the message of Zachariah's song was that help is on the way.  In this post we turn to the…

Advent Preaching About Help Is On The Way

Advent Preaching About Help Is On The Way We are once again making a turn in this blog.  We've been looking at how to love your people as a means to better preaching.  As I write this, the first Sunday of Advent is just around the corner.…

Tips For Preaching In Advent

Tips for Preaching in Advent In the last post I reflected on the opportunity for preaching that Advent provides.  In this post we're going to look at some tips for preaching in Advent season. Tip #1: Tell The Story Yes, I know, that seems…

The Advent Preaching Opportunity

The Advent Preaching Opportunity It's time we turn from considering how to preach in a time of pandemic to other subjects.  I grew up in a tradition that didn't celebrate Advent, and therefore, didn't recognize the advent preaching opportunity…