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Third Sunday after the Epiphany · Mark 1:14-20 · January 25, 2009
By Francis C. Rossow Sermon notes 1. Like our text, the Epistle for this Sunday (1 Cor 7:29-31) has something to say about time. Paul’s comment that “the time is short” echoes…
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany · John 1:43-51 · January 18, 2009
By Robert Kolb Context Jesus has begun to gather his disciples. John the Baptist’s advertising of this “Lamb of God” has attracted the curious (1:15-37). Simon and Andrew have come to Jesus, and…
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Baptism of Our Lord · Mark 1:4-11 · January 11, 2009
By William W. Schumacher Jesus Christ, the Son of God—that is who Mark identifies in the opening tide verse of his gospel (1:1). As such, of course, Jesus was in no personal…
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Second Sunday after Christmas · Luke 2:40-52 · January 4, 2009
By Gerhard Bode Liturgical Setting The Gospel reading for the Second Sunday after Christmas again locates Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in the Jerusalem temple—twelve years after Jesus’ presentation there as an infant.…
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First Sunday after Christmas · Luke 2:22-40 · December 28, 2008
By Gerhard Bode Liturgical Setting The Gospel reading for the First Sunday after Christmas observes the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple. Textual Comments 2:22-23 After Mary’s forty-day purification is completed,…
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Advent 4 · Luke 1:26-38 · December 21, 2008
By Jeffrey A. Oschwald Year ? is far and away the most evangelically diverse Adventtide of the three-year series. Years A and C are devoted entirely to their respective Gospels, Matthew and…
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Advent 3 · John 1:6-8,19-28 · December 14, 2008
By Jeffrey A. Oschwald The Gospel for Advent 3 from John seems to overlap extensively with the previous Sunday’s Gospel from Mark. Both provide an introduction to John the Baptist, and both…
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Advent 2 · Mark 1:1-8 · December 7, 2008
By Jeffrey A. Oschwald Advent 2 presents us with the New Testament doorkeeper par excellence: John. This should make it very easy for the preacher to connect this week’s message with the…
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Advent 1 · Mark 13:24-37 · November 30, 2008
By Jeffrey A. Oschwald One of my greatest Advent frustrations over the years has been an ongoing encounter with a fundamental misunderstanding of the season’s purpose. Whether introducing the season to people unfamiliar…
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