Advent preaching

Advent Quote Collection: Inspiration for the Season

Advent Quote Collection: Inspiration for the Season

Organized under the themes of encountering, noticing, preparing, waiting, and magnifying, this collection can be used in your Advent sermons, liturgical prayers, or personal or household devotions for the season. They help us remember the only thing that matters: Christ and Christ alone.

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Advent-Christmas Sermons: 5 Steps to Preach the Sermons Your Listeners Need

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Advent-Christmas Sermons: 5 Steps to Preach the Sermons Your Listeners Need

Whether you’re preaching once or at every service the rest of December, exegeting your congregation and determining the preaching “voice” that will best serve them can make your sermon prep more efficient and relevant. Consider this 5-step process to craft Advent-Christmas sermons that bring good news to your listeners’ contexts.

Inspiration for Advent Preaching

Inspiration for Advent Preaching

As we anticipate, wait, and hope for Advent, I offer a selection of quotations for your preaching and personal reflections. You'll find wise, witty, and wonderful quotes from a variety of voices, from Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Ann Weems and Miles David to George Bernard Shaw, loosely organized into three themes:

  1. Anticipation is the Music of Advent

  2. Waiting is the Experience of Advent

  3. Hope is the Fruit of Advent

I hope these bring as much joy to your spirit as they do to your preaching.

More Than "Meek & Mild": Three New Ways to Preach About Mary

More Than "Meek & Mild": Three New Ways to Preach About Mary

When Mary gazes gently at us from statues, paintings, and icons, what do we see? How do we understand her? Perhaps there's more to Mary than her "meek and mild" representations suggest.

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