Sermons on December 2020

A Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent

Nancy Smith, DOV Intern December 13, 2020 Good morning! The Third Sunday in Advent has some different names in church parlance: Stir up Sunday, from the beginning words of the collect today, in which we pray to God to “stir up your power, O Lord” – certainly one of those times when we should be careful what we ask for! Rose Sunday…

A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent

The Rev. Kristin Krantz Advent 2B, December 6, 2020 St. James’, Mt.  Airy Isaiah 401-2, 8-131-11 Psalm 85 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.   There are two Christmas seasons that are celebrated yearly. The first is secular Christmas,…