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  • Nazareth (Dec. 9, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 2:2, Matthew 2:23 Nazareth      Every country and region has charming, small towns.  Nazareth was not one of them.  Nazareth was small but apparently there was nothing about Nazareth reputed to be charming.  Somehow little Nazareth had developed a national reputation as being a small, backward spot people were sorry there was…

  • Gospel of John (Dec 7, 2024)

    SCRIPTURE:  John 1:1-14  GOSPEL OF JOHN      John is not the black sheep of the Gospels.  John is the technicolor, tie-dyed, neurodivergent sheep who saw deeper meaning in everything.  John didn’t color outside the lines, he just saw the lines as a metaphor for something deeper.  I do John an injustice if I imply…

  • Gospel of Luke (Dec. 6, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 3:23-38 Gospel of Luke    Luke is certainly the better known of the Christmas stories. Unlike Matthew, Luke is a gospel for the non-Jews. Unlike Mark, Luke pauses to frame Jesus’s ministry in a geographical and historical situation. Matthew and Luke are both carefully introduced, properly presented and include a genealogy. Whereas Matthew traces…

  • Gospel of Mark (Dec 5, 2024)

    Scripture:  Mark 1:1-12  GOSPEL OF MARK       I have never heard a Christmas sermon based on the Gospel of Mark.  That’s probably because there is a noticeable lack of reference to Jesus’ birth in Mark.  After a quote from Isaiah, Mark starts right in with an adult John the Baptist (Bulldozer).  Verse four says,…