Tag: advent

Our Favorite Advent Hymns

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1305259/episodes/18381710-our-favorite-advent-hymns.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18381710&player=small David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss their favorite advent hymns. Visit holyjoys.org/advent-songs for a list of Advent hymns, songs, and metrical Psalms, and check...

Advent Hymn: With Mighty Voice the Prophets Cry

The hymn "With Mighty Voice the Prophets Cry" (Magnis prophetae vocibus) beautifully captures the themes of Advent, uniting the first and second advents of...

When a Prophet Doubts (Matthew 11:2–11)

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762957/episodes/18350955-when-a-prophet-doubts-matthew-11-2-11-james-5-7-10-isaiah-35-1-10.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18350955&player=small Johnathan Arnold preaches a sermon for the third Sunday of Advent on the doubts of John the Baptist about the coming of Christ. The...

Advent Hymns, Songs, and Metrical Psalms

See also "An Advent Playlist." Popular Hymns Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending — recommended for First Sunday of Advent Come, Thou Almighty King Come,...

This Advent, Embrace Silence

Our Aversion to Silence There’s a scene in one of my favorite stories where one of the characters uses silence as a “tactic.” He pauses...

PowerPoint Slides for Advent and Christmas

Download high-resolution images here: Holy Joys Advent & Christmas Slides.

Collects and Readings for Advent

Collects and readings from the Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America, John Wesley’s 1784 adaptation of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

Waiting for a Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:9–22)

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762957/11812010-johnathan-arnold-waiting-for-a-prophet-deuteronomy-18-9-22.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-11812010&player=small Introduction to Series The title of my Advent sermon series is “Waiting for Christ.” It’s simple, and yet it’s packed with meaning. “Christ” is a...

Isaiah 9:5: A Poem for Advent

This short Advent poem was inspired by my Sunday sermon on Isaiah 9, especially verse 5. Isaiah 9:5 Ev’ry muddy Army boot, and ev’ry bloody jacket, Will burn...

Did the Son Set Aside His Godhead or Divine Attributes in...

Jesus did not set aside his Godhead or any of his divine attributes in the incarnation.