Tag: advent
Our Favorite Advent Hymns
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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)
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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
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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)
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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.








