Advent 2020: Tear Down the Heavens December 3 | 1st sunday of advent |Year B Tear Down the Heavens Updated & expanded for 2023 Isaiah 64:1-9 | Psalm 80:1-7;17-19 | 1 Corinthians1:3-9 | Mark 13:24-37 Featured: AIM commentary Call to worship Prayer of confession...
First Sunday of Advent: Year B December 3, 2023 Isaiah 64:1-9 Lectionary Texts: Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7;Â 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 (see 2023 Advent guide) Originally published in 2021. See new 2023 Advent series: “Make Some Noise.”...
Isaiah 64:1-9 Summary of the Text Ancient Lens: What can we learn from the historical context?  Longing created by exile: For the Israelites, who escaped enslavement and exile in Egypt, the experience at Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19 was formative. It framed their past,...
First Sunday of Advent: Year B Lectionary Texts Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7; 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 Highlighted Text: Isaiah 64:1-9 AIM Method In the following commentary, we examine the lectionary text through three lenses: the ancient, Ἰησοῦς=Jesus,...
