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June 29, 2005

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Be Alert at All Times

Sermon Preached on Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Church of the Transfiguration Propers - Advent 1, Year C Department stores, radio and television stations, and the fresh-fallen snow are all reminders that Christmas is upon us. Caribou Coffee is once again serving Fa-la-lattes, Starbucks has pulled out its Cranberry Bliss Bars , and our downtown streets sparkle with lights and decorations on windows and trees. I used to think Advent was just a handy way to countdown the days to Christmas. One year, my Sunday School class made paper chains out of red and green construction paper loops. Each link on the chain contained a Bible verse that we were supposed to open and read at the beginning of each day to help us prepare for Christmas. But I knew what those chains really were about. They were to prevent me from having to ask my parents over and over again, “how many days until Santa will be here!?” As an adult, I’ve become much more sophisticated [said with a great deal of irony] and h

Six Days Later. . . Listen!

Last Sunday after the Epiphany Matthew 17:1-9 “. . . Six days later” our Gospel reading begins. With a lead like that it’s worth taking a look at what happened six days prior. Here’s what Matthew’s gospel tells us: “Jesus asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. . . “From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And P

Caught Aware

Advent 4A / Matthew 24:36-44 Sermon Preached December 1, 2019 Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, Christmas planning is in full swing. If you are like me, your tree is now up – or will be soon – the wreath hung, gift shopping begun (maybe finished?), parties planned, schedule filled with concerts, and whatever else goes into making your Christmas merry and bright! Of course if this is how you spent this weekend after Thanksgiving you are already behind schedule because Target, Kohl’s, and every other big box or department store has been ready for Christmas since before Halloween! 93.9 began playing Christmas music 24/7 on November 5 th at 4 p.m. (yes, I had it on my calendar) . . . It can be exhausting just thinking about it all! And, of course, you don’t need me to tell you, that none of this is even what Christmas is about. So, in these final Sundays of Advent, leading up to our celebration of True Christmas – the celebratio

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