This page will contain links to files for two Sermon Thoughts from Advent 2005. The files will be Adobe PDF. To download the free Adobe Reader program, click here. To open any file, click on the underlined title/link.
Advent 2: Peace. John baptizes with water, Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit. One washes the outside as a sign of an inner cleansing of our souls. But with Jesus, our souls ARE cleansed, and our outward behaviours are a sign of an inner reality.
Advent 3: Joy. We live in a world, and have been born with bodies, hearts and minds that are designed to live. This is given by God. But the world – and we – are also designed in a way that abundant life only comes by living a certain way. This too is built into the fabric of the universe by God. And the bible, and particularly the life, teachings and death and resurrection of Jesus, reveal what that fabric is: God loves justice. (And also steadfastness, kindness, etc.)
