| Just in Time! Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Services Contributor(s): Joyner, F. Belton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1426706804 ISBN-13: 9781426706806 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching |
| Dewey: 263.912 |
| LCCN: 2009054428 |
| Series: Just in Time! (Abingdon Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.6" W x 8.52" (0.37 lbs) 97 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jesus: God's Unlikely Revelation Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Services includes biblically-based sermons, suggested scriptures, children's time, hymn and prayers, as well as litanies for lighting the Advent wreath. Also included are suggestions for seasonal funerals. These services offer a completing message of hope during this important church season, when people often visit a church for the first time. Each service focuses on and celebrates a different aspect of the theme: Jesus: God's Unlikely Revelation 1. First Sunday of Advent- Jesus: The Unlikely Image of God (Genesis 1:26-27; Colossians 1:15-17) 2. Second Sunday in Advent Jesus: The Unlikely Gift from God (Isaiah 55:1-9) 3. Third Sunday of Advent Jesus: The Unlikely Story of God with Us (Matthew 1:18-25) 4. Fourth Sunday of Advent Jesus: The Unlikely Messiah (John 7:25-31) 5. Christmas Eve Jesus: An Unlikely Peacemaker (Luke 2:8-20) 6. Christmas Day An Unlikely Christmas Card (Matthew 2:13-23) 7. Epiphany John the Baptizer: Jesus' Unlikely Herald (John 1:1-14) Seasonal Funerals |
Contributor Bio(s): Joiner, F. Belton: - F. Belton Joyner Jr. is a retired United Methodist pastor and author of The Unofficial UM Handbooks and Being Methodist in the Bible Belt: A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Parents, and Other Confused Methodists and many other books. Currently, he is a visiting lecturer at Duke Divinity School and member of Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church. He lives in Bahama, North Carolina. |
