LCR: Isaías 7: 10-16; Salmo 80: 5-10; Romanos 1: 10-16; Mateo 1: 18-25 Isaías 7: 10-16 Crecí en una familia que no creía en hacer múltiples viajes cuando transportaba cosas. Aprendimos de jóvenes que se podían entrelazar seis o siete bolsas de supermercado como brazaletes en las muñecas; sí, te tambaleabas y luchabas para pasar…

During Advent, we will be using study prompts and other activities tied to the sermon for the week. Read the sermon aloud and follow-up with spoken responses to the two questions at the end. Find our full sermon compilation for individual, small group, or congregational use, Sermons for Advent and Christmas 2022 at www.sermonsthatwork.org. [RCL]…

During Advent, we will be using study prompts and other activities tied to the sermon for the week. Read the sermon aloud and follow-up with spoken responses to the two questions at the end. Find our full sermon compilation for individual, small group, or congregational use, Sermons for Advent and Christmas 2022 at www.sermonsthatwork.org. [RCL]…

LCR: Isaías 35:1–10; Salmo 146:4–9 LOC; Santiago 5:7–10; Mateo 11:2–11 Encarcelado por órdenes de Herodes, Juan el Bautista tiene urgencia de saber si Jesús es el Mesías esperado. Para saberlo, envía una comitiva a donde se encontraba. La pregunta es simple: ¿Eres tú el que ha de venir o debemos esperar a otro? La respuesta…

[RCL] Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Today we enter a transformational, even magical time of year: for this is… the weekend between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and there are only 26 shopping days left until Christmas! It is time to spread sweetness and light among your loved ones by making all…

LCR: Malaquías 4:1–2a [= 3:19–20a DHH]; Salmo 98; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:6–13; San Lucas 21:5–19 El evangelio de este domingo nos describe acontecimientos proféticos sobre el templo de Jerusalén y sobre los últimos tiempos. Nos habla de “signos de los tiempos” y nos da la clave para que aprendamos a interpretarlos y prepararnos para afrontar estos…

[RCL] Isaiah 65:17-25; Canticle 9; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 There is a pervading sense of both the present and the future in each of these readings. Indeed, the readings share a seemingly apocalyptic language with their repeated and related phrases of “and in that day” (Isaiah 12:4, NRSV), and “the days will come” (Luke…

[RCL] Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Texts like this are confusing: We are dropped into an ancient conversation without a lot of context. In this case, Daniel, a prophet, is dreaming. He has an ominous vision: four great beasts come up from the deep, menacing the earth. Daniel asks…

[RCL] Isaiah 65:17-25; Canticle 9; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 In just a couple of weeks, we will send the Gospel of Luke to the barn and saddle up the Gospel of Matthew, as we inaugurate Advent and turn the liturgical calendar from Year C to Year A. When we do, there will surely be…

[RCL] Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; Luke 19:1-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Trouble and distress have come upon me, yet your commandments are my delight. The righteousness of your decrees is everlasting; grant me understanding, that I may live. Amen. Today’s scripture lessons present a unified whole, in lovely, surprising connections. The prophet Habakkuk is…