“The Baby Named ‘Save'” (A04: Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 “In the ancient world,” says Pearce Reed, “names were serious business. Jesus was born into a tradition in which the giving of a name has profound...
A04: The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A (2022)
“Grief comes before joy. In today’s story… and in so much of life. Our reading today tells the story of Christmas, but it’s not the story we know and love,” begins David Lose, Senior Pastor...
A04: The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A (2019)
“What are you dreaming about this Christmas?” asks Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia. In today’s passage, Matthew 1:18-25, we find Mary and Joseph dreaming, perhaps dreaming about their...
A04: The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A (2016)
Carla Pratt Keyes, Pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon called “Emmanuel” from Matthew 1:18-25. God is with us, all right, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy. “To...