Remember the Epiphanies

Remember the Epiphanies(Lectionary Starters) Transfiguration Sunday, the last Sunday in Epiphany, Year BMarch 2, 2003Mark 9:2-9Jim Killen, A minister of the United Methodist Church, Beaumont, TX Have you been able to get "into" this whole matter of the changing of the seasons of the Church year? L

Christmas: A Real World Christmas Luke 2:1-7

"Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts." This sermon cuts through the clutter that has been imposed upon the Christmas story by popular culture, and focuses on what really happened that first Christmas. The more we know the true facts about how God worked that first Christmas, the more we can know who God is this Christmas.

Jesus’ Dedication: Holding God’s Baby Luke 2:21-40

This Christmas sermon on Jesus' dedication at the temple notes how Luke presents Jesus at the temple in a remarkable way. He is a special baby, but Jesus is not an actor in the story. He can't act; He is just a baby. What other characters in the story do and say, especially in the larger context of scripture, tells us who He is. And how others in the story respond to Jesus says that He is worthy of worship.

Incarnation: When Jesus Stepped Out John 1:14

When Jesus stepped into our world, He was love with skin on. He didn't just talk about love, He loved. He didn't just preach on forgiveness. He forgave. He didn't just proclaim the necessity of justice and righteousness. He attacked the unrighteous institutions of His day. He became flesh. He was, in the words of this Christmas sermon, God's love with skin on.