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27 November 2005
Advent Begins
Out with the Old Year, in with the New
Today begins the solemn season of Advent, a preparatory period as Christians ready themselves for both the celebration of Christ's coming at Bethlehem and His Second Coming on Judgment Day.
For more on this part of the Church Year, the so-called "three-fold coming of Christ," and Advent as tonic for improper celebration of Christmas, please see Happy New Year! at Ask the Pastor.
I've decided this year to skip a special theme for the midweek services. Instead, I'll be preaching on the week's Old Testament reading each Sunday and on the Gospel each Wednesday. No, it's not so much that I'm binding myself totally to the Lectionary (although that's not a bad thing) as it is that Advent has come so quickly (wasn't Easter just a couple months ago?) that I didn't have time to adequately prepare an integrated sermon series. ¶ 00:01 |
Today begins the solemn season of Advent, a preparatory period as Christians ready themselves for both the celebration of Christ's coming at Bethlehem and His Second Coming on Judgment Day.For more on this part of the Church Year, the so-called "three-fold coming of Christ," and Advent as tonic for improper celebration of Christmas, please see Happy New Year! at Ask the Pastor.
I've decided this year to skip a special theme for the midweek services. Instead, I'll be preaching on the week's Old Testament reading each Sunday and on the Gospel each Wednesday. No, it's not so much that I'm binding myself totally to the Lectionary (although that's not a bad thing) as it is that Advent has come so quickly (wasn't Easter just a couple months ago?) that I didn't have time to adequately prepare an integrated sermon series. ¶ 00:01 |
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yeah, even for a little ol layman like me, the christmas season came awfully quick. but, as a retail-dawg i can look forward to the fact that it is a quick season.... exactly 4 weeks and 1 day. :D
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