Advent 2019

“Tell What You See” A sermon based on Matthew 11:1-11 and Isaiah 35:1-10

December 15, 2019
Rev. David Oliver-Holder
Isaiah, Matthew

On Sunday, December 15th, 2019 The Autumn when Jean and I moved to Wisconsin, 1992, set records for the number of overcast days that fall. The memory is seared in my mind. From the first of October through the end of December, there were 4, four days of sunshine. This autumn, here, has not been that bad. When the sun has been…

“Between the Already and Not Yet” A sermon based on Matthew 24:36-44

December 1, 2019
Rev. David Oliver-Holder
Matthew

on Sunday, December 1st, 2019 Hope. Anticipation. Expectation. These are the dispositions of Advent. And I had the pleasure of seeing these fully embodied on Thanksgiving Day as we cooked and baked all day. Our dog, Luna, was ever in the kitchen, watching us as we worked on the countertops, just waiting, hoping, anticipating every little morsel that might happen to fall…