Christmas 2018

Luke 2:8-16 Chris Tyack 1. We hear again of the shepherds and the angels—a story thick with sentiment for many of us.  We heard it as children.  We hear it…

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Great with Child

ADVENT 4 Luke 1:39-45 1. Now is the end of Advent. We wait in the darkness for the break of day; we wait for the light of Christ to flicker…

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A Prophet Arises

John the Baptist and John the Divine

1. We can imagine John’s fiery sermons by the Jordan: he tells the crowds to share their possessions, rebuking them for their greed; he rebukes the tax-collectors for stealing; he…

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Advent 2 – the Baptiser

Icon of John the Baptist

1. Today we mark the birth of St John the Baptist. This is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who…

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Rejoice!

We come now to Advent – the beginning of the Church’s year. We wait.  We wait for Christmas, the great festival of the incarnation.  It is something like a gestation…

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