Lectionary: Series C (330)
  1. Sometimes it is the unnamed characters in the Bible who can most help present-day readers find their own place in the biblical story.
  2. Even though they have reasons to fear, the peace of God that transcends all other reasons now guards, patrols, and garrisons their hearts and minds.
  3. The Messenger is coming—must come—because the LORD God has promised, and He is unchanging and always faithful no matter how unfaithful His people may be.
  4. Like Isaiah and John, we look forward to that great and glorious day, trusting the resurrected One will return as He promised.
  5. God is in control, and we are actively engaged in God’s work of saving the world.
  6. In Christ, all things are new. This is also true in so far as His three-fold office of prophet, priest, and king.
  7. Preaching on this text isnan invitation to express love and longing in your relationship with your hearers.
  8. The oddness of this moment, at the beginning of Advent, is God’s way of saying, “The reason I’m here...”
  9. The creatures and the elders show us what to do now. They hit the deck, sing, and worship, so we would know what the liturgy is supposed to look and sound like.
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