Preparing for Holy Days
Preparing for Holy Days
November 26, 2023
Sermon Notes: November 26 “Preparing for Holy Days” Something unusual happens in the Christian calendar this year. Advent does not come right after Thanksgiving. Instead Advent doesn’t begin until December 3. We get an extra week of giving thanks and preparation for the holidays ahead. So, how do we prepare for the upcoming holidays? The key is in the root of “holiday.” This word has its origin in once being called “holy days.” Thus, we prepare for holidays by remembering that the upcoming holidays are “holy days” from the Lord. In Zechariah’s story (Luke 1:5-20), we meet a priest who had an unusual encounter with the Holy. The angel Gabriel came to Zechariah in the holiest part of the temple and announced that he and his wife would have a child in their advanced age and this child would be favored by God. A messenger from the Lord brought incredible news of a miracle baby. Zechariah story reminds us of God’s Holy Presence, messages, and activity on a holy day in his life. May God’s presence, messages, and activity be with us as we prepare and experience the holidays which are ahead for us. May the peace of Christ richly dwell in you. Sherri
Preparing for Holy Days
November 26, 2023
Sermon Notes: November 26 “Preparing for Holy Days” Something unusual happens in the Christian calendar this year. Advent does not come right after Thanksgiving. Instead Advent doesn’t begin until December 3. We get an extra week of giving thanks and preparation for the holidays ahead. So, how do we prepare for the upcoming holidays? The key is in the root of “holiday.” This word has its origin in once being called “holy days.” Thus, we prepare for holidays by remembering that the upcoming holidays are “holy days” from the Lord. In Zechariah’s story (Luke 1:5-20), we meet a priest who had an unusual encounter with the Holy. The angel Gabriel came to Zechariah in the holiest part of the temple and announced that he and his wife would have a child in their advanced age and this child would be favored by God. A messenger from the Lord brought incredible news of a miracle baby. Zechariah story reminds us of God’s Holy Presence, messages, and activity on a holy day in his life. May God’s presence, messages, and activity be with us as we prepare and experience the holidays which are ahead for us. May the peace of Christ richly dwell in you. Sherri