B01: The First Sunday of Advent (2023)
Today’s passages from Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37 remind Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, of the time that he accidentally toppled over the Chrismon...
A01: The First Sunday of Advent, Year A (2022)
“It’s the First Sunday of Advent again. What does that even mean? Advent is about waiting for something important. The word Advent just means coming or arrival. We’re waiting for Jesus to arrive. Actually, we’re...
B01: The First Sunday of Advent, Year B (2020)
“A few years ago, I stumbled across a website called raptureready.com. The site is like the Dow Jones Industrial Average for end of time activity, according to its author. The index is a kind of...
A01: The First Sunday of Advent, Year A (2019)
“Imagine a world where Christmas doesn’t come on December 25, but with the first snowfall of the year,” begins Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday....
C01: The First Sunday of Advent, Year C (2018)
The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, Interim Senior Minister of National City Christian Church in Washington DC, preaches on Luke 21:25-36. Butler questions why this passage (one we probably would not read as a bedtime story...