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Second Sunday of Advent

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Gospel Reading

Luke 3:1-6 Commentary

by Michal Beth Dinkler

Last week’s lectionary passage took us nearly to the end of Luke’s story (Luke 21).

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1st Reading

Malachi 3:1-4 Commentary

by Jin H. Han

Malachi 3:1 introduces a figure whom God calls “my messenger.”

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Psalm

Luke 1:68-79 Commentary

by Adam Hearlson

The first chapter of Luke’s gospel is long. 80 verses long.

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2nd Reading

Philippians 1:3-11 Commentary

by Holly Hearon

The prayer of thanksgiving that opens Philippians describes the dialogue between present and future that makes Advent such a fruitful time for deep reflection.

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What's in a Name?

by Karoline Lewis

December 09, 2018

Tiberius, Pontius Pilate, Herod, Philip, Lysanias, Annas, and Caiaphas.

These are some rather pontifical names in the midst of a story that started out with an elderly barren woman ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #636 - Second Sunday of Advent

December 09, 2018

Discussion on texts for Second Sunday of Advent (Dec. 9, 2018): (Gospel) Luke 3:1-6; (First Reading) Malachi 3:1-4; (Psalm) Luke 1:68-79; (Second Reading) Philippians 1:3-11. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.

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