Advent 3 2020Rev. Doug FloydIsaiah 65:17-25, Psalm 126, 1 Thessalonians 5:12–28, John 3:22–30 The alarm of coming judgment has resounded through our texts since the Sunday after All Saints. The prophet Amos told us that the Day of the Lord is a day of darkness and not light. Zechariah declared that the sound of the…
Resounding Joy Advent 3B Rev. Doug Floyd Today we hear the joy of dreams come true resounding from the Scripture. We hear the sound of singing, rejoicing, laughter. Today is Gaudete Sunday. The Sunday of Joy. The countdown has begun and we are looking toward the first coming of the Lord in a little town…
This Good News is the good news of repentance, of simple faith in Jesus Christ, of lives that find peace with God through the work of Jesus Christ in the cross.
For Chesterton, this life of joy begins in the simple wonder of being alive, but it ends in loving God and loving neighbor.