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Finding Stability - Advent IV by Jason Bowman

On this final Sunday of Advent, we celebrate the love of God, shown most clearly in the gift of His Son to us. “For unto us a child is born… and the government shall be upon His shoulders, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Even those four titles given by Isaiah point to human and divine joined together in One Person: Jesus. We visit the shepherds and angels today in Lesson Seven, noting that the “multitude of the heavenly host” that sing “Glory to God” is a countless myriad of special forces troops - the armies of heaven - that are singing what amounts to “Hail to the Chief,” only this time the “chief” is the Lord of heaven and earth, bringing new creation in His wake, bringing the Abraplan to its climax, and bringing us all back home. Come home for Christmas.To investigate this most important of stories further, go here.

Tiang awan dan tiang api yang menjadi simbol penyertaan Tuhan bagi Bangsa Israel selama berjalan di padang gurun seringkali tidak dipedulikan mereka, dan mereka pun bersungut karena Tuhan mereka lupakan dan firman-Nya tidak mereka ingat. Namun bagaimana dengan kita sekarang yang sudah memiliki firman-Nya yang tertulis, bahkan Roh Kudus-Nya yang menuntun kita? Apakah kita pun juga tidak mempedulikan tuntunan-Nya?Ibu Ev. Sri Umiyati P. dalam Ibadah Epiphaneia, 22 Desember 2024.Kirim pesan

THE FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT - TUESDAYLESSON: MALACHI 4:1-6And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, I am not.” John 1:21In the question whether John was Elijah, the Jews were evidently referring to the prophecy of Malachi. I am of the opinion that Malachi had in mind no other Elijah but John, and that there are no grounds for assuming that there would be a return of Elijah the Tishbite who ascended into heaven in a flaming chariot (2 Kings 2:11).The words of the angel Gabriel spoken to Zechariah, John's father, also support this opinion: “He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just.” Luke 1:17. In these words one sees that the angel Gabriel is referring to the prophecy of Malachi and quotes the same words of the prophet who also says that Elijah will “turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.” Malachi 4:6. Had Malachi prophesied a different Elijah, the angel would certainly not have applied his words to John.He followed the same course with the Virgin Mary when he applied Isaiah's words to her: “Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son.” Isaiah 7:14. These words Gabriel applied to Mary when he said: “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son.” Luke 1:31.In his work as the forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist would be a real Elijah preaching repentance to prepare men for Christ.SL.XI.101,14AE 75,174PRAYER: Thanks and praise be to you, O God, for the great cloud of witnesses who have witnessed to your Son and the salvation you have prepared for us in Him. Amen.

Matthew Young

Given on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2024.

In Luke 2 we meet angels who display God's glory and shepherds who display man's lowliness. The scene points to how Christ embodied both natures for our sake.Readings from this service:Isaiah 6: 1-4Psalm 106: 1-5Luke 2: 8-14Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC:Visit us on FacebookVisit our websiteDownload our app!

Advent IV: My soul glorifies the Lord sermon from Matthew Shedden.

Advent IV

This week's message is by Rev. Dr. Lori Walke. Live streamed from the sanctuary of Mayflower Congregational UCC Church in Oklahoma City, OK.

Advent IV; Sermon based on Psalm 25:1-7 and Luke 1:46-55. Preached at The First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn (https://linktr.ee/firstchurchbrooklyn). Podcast subscription is available at https://cutt.ly/fpcb-sermons or Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4ccZPt6), Spotify, Amazon, Audible, Podcast I....This item belongs to: audio/first-church-brooklyn-sermons.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

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By Tom Murray

Sermon from 12/24/2023 by Rev Cameron Nations ....  Gospel: Luke 1:26-38⁠⁠⁠ (Fourth Sunday of Advent)  Please visit ⁠saintrichards.org⁠ for more information about service times and other ways to connect with us.

Advent IV - Mary Bea Sullivan - 12.24.2023 by Saint Stephen's

2 Sam 7:1-17, Ps. 132: 8-18, Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38

Given on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2023.

El naixement de Crist és un recordatori que vivim en un món que és molt més que àtoms, cèl·lules i reaccions químiques. Se'ns recorda que vivim en un món que és sobrenatural perquè el Creador hi ha entrat amb la missió d'establir la pau amb nosaltres encara que vivim en rebel·lió contra Ell. Si podem veure aquesta realitat, no ens hem de deixar indiferents. Hem de glorificar i lloar Déu per aquest regal meravellós. Aquest podcast us el porta l'església protestant Ciutat Nova 22@ a Barcelona. Si vols saber més sobre la nostra església i ministeri: www.cn22.org Hivern 2023 Predicador: JJ

Speaker: Pastor Nick Date: December 24, 2023 Synopsis: We're continuing in our Advent series "With Us" and engaging the theme of 'Love' this morning. Advent is a Latin word that means coming and it helps us to remind us to celebrate the coming of the Messiah in the baby Jesus. This morning we dig into the idea of what it means to heed the words of Jesus: "deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me." We look at how love plays a role in this call and what it might look like for us to shine a light on the things of this world that put God at the center of the universe rather than ourselves. Join us! Intro Music:      Inspire And Motivate by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com            Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Outro Music:      Inspiring Beat by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net            Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com            Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Advent IV: My soul magnifies the Lord sermon by Matthew Shedden.

"Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Fr. Blackburn delivers a sermon for Advent IV

Scriptures: 2 Samuel 7: 1–11, 16 Psalm 89: 1–4, 19–26 Luke 1: 26–38 Cover art is Nativity by Laila Shawa

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Fr. Glenn Spencer's sermon for Advent 4 preached at All Saints Anglican Church on December 24th, 2023.

More broken than we know, more loved than we can comprehend. Welcome to the weekly sermon podcast of Grace Church Bellingham.

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December 24, 2023 - 10 AM Luke 1:26-38 (ESV) 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin‘s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

December 24, 2023. Fr. Matt Dampier continues exploring the Gospel of Matthew during Advent IV. The post The Gospel of Matthew – Episode 16 appeared first on Christ Church of Austin.

Thank you for joining me for this advent season! Wishing you and yours a truly magical, beautiful holiday season! xoxo Mandy For more information on "Forbidden France: In Search of the Black Madonna" visit: https://www.forbiddenadventure.com/forbidden-france Advent Reading: Helaman 13: 1 And now it came to pass that Samuel, the Lamanite, did prophesy a great many more things which cannot be written. 2 And behold, he said unto them: Behold, I give unto you a sign; for five years more cometh, and behold, then cometh the Son of God to redeem all those who shall believe on his name. 3 And behold, this will I give unto you for a sign at the time of his coming; for behold, there shall be great lights in heaven, insomuch that in the night before he cometh there shall be no darkness, insomuch that it shall appear unto man as if it was day. 4 Therefore, there shall be one day and a night and a day, as if it were one day and there were no night; and this shall be unto you for a sign; for ye shall know of the rising of the sun and also of its setting; therefore they shall know of a surety that there shall be two days and a night; nevertheless the night shall not be darkened; and it shall be the night before he is born. 5 And behold, there shall a new star arise, such an one as ye never have beheld; and this also shall be a sign unto you. 6 And behold this is not all, there shall be many signs and wonders in heaven. 7 And it shall come to pass that ye shall all be amazed, and wonder, insomuch that ye shall fall to the earth. 8 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall believe on the Son of God, the same shall have everlasting life. 3 Nephi 1:4-22 4 And it came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety and second year, behold, the prophecies of the prophets began to be fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater signs and greater miracles wrought among the people. 5 But there were some who began to say that the time was past for the words to be fulfilled, which were spoken by Samuel, the Lamanite. 6 And they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying: Behold the time is past, and the words of Samuel are not fulfilled; therefore, your joy and your faith concerning this thing hath been vain. 7 And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar throughout the land; and the people who believed began to be very sorrowful, lest by any means those things which had been spoken might not come to pass. 8 But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day and that night and that day which should be as one day as if there were no night, that they might know that their faith had not been vain. 9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the unbelievers, that all those who believed in those traditions should be put to death except the sign should come to pass, which had been given by Samuel the prophet. 10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceedingly sorrowful. 11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers. 12 And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord aall that day; and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: 13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets. 14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children of men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son—of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given. 15 And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people began to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night came. 16 And there were many, who had not believed the words of the prophets, who fell to the earth and became as if they were dead, for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had laid for those who believed in the words of the prophets had been frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at hand. 17 And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the whole earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and in the land south, were so exceedingly astonished that they fell to the earth. 18 For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief. 19 And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been given. 20 And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to the words of the prophets. 21 And it came to pass also that a new star did appear, according to the word. 22 And it came to pass that from this time forth there began to be lyings sent forth among the people, by Satan, to harden their hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those signs and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these lyings and deceivings the more part of the people did believe, and were converted unto the Lord. Peace on earth to all people of good will.

Bill Vecchio, Jr.

Centering Ourselves in the Coming Messiah| Advent IV Isaiah 61:1-4 & John 1:6-8, 19-28In our desperation for all that is broken to be restored, we are tempted to grasp for control and try to bring about this restoration ourselves. When we let go and center ourselves instead in Jesus our coming Messiah, we can experience the love and the safety we so desperately long for, even now as we wait.

On this fourth Sunday of Advent, we're going to look to the hospitality given and received by the Holy Family just after Christ's birth. And we're going to examine what this story encourages us to do. I hope that this story sparks in you a desire to build communities marked by generosity—I expect you'll find fulfillment greater than you could have imagined too. Listen in. This Advent, we partnered with WeWelcome, an organization that teaches Americans how to advocate on behalf of our refugee neighbors. Together, we are learning how the hospitality found in the story of Christ's birth invites us to live out welcome today. You can follow along with our free Advent devotional, “Bread is Home: A Guide to Showing Welcome.” Links and Resources:: Be sure to grab a free copy of our Advent Guide, “Bread is Home: A Guide for Showing Welcome.” Join The Daily Table! Download our show transcript or subscribe to our weekly newsletter at www.edibletheology.com/kitchen-meditations. Follow The Edible Theology Project on Facebook or Instagram.