Luke 2
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December 24, Christmas Eve: Luke 2:1-20
Our busyness at Christmas hides God's busyness for us—but Luke's Gospel reveals it.
December 24, Christmas Eve: Luke 2:1-20
Our busyness at Christmas hides God's busyness for us—but Luke's Gospel reveals it.
Let the children serve
On a shelf in our church library you can find a “Reading Guide” made by a fourth grader. It lists the types of books appropriate for different age groups and advises: “Remember--Kids (8-12) when you start the Bible, go at your own pace. It's a long book!”
December 27, First Sunday after Christmas Day: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Luke 2:41-52
Which mother, I wonder, has more heartbreak. Hannah sacrifices the dailiness of raising her first-born son. Mary keeps her son with her, but as he grows she can surely see that he is heading down a dangerous path.
December 24-25, Nativity of the Lord: Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
There are many ways we receive the gift of Jesus badly.
Sunday, December 28, 2014: Luke 2:22-40
Luke’s first two chapters are a metaphorical retirement home for elders who are “looking forward to the consolation of Israel.”
Nativity, December 24 and 25, 2014: Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
It is not as though Mary and Joseph have a choice.
The body we await and the body we are
Like Simeon and Anna, I had a rough Advent.
Musical preaching
For sermon-prep help, I frequently look at hymns, paintings, novels, poems, etc. Also Bach cantatas. Meinen Jesus laß ich nicht, written for the first Sunday after Epiphany, has intrigued me with its interpretation of Luke 2:41-52.