In the Christian year are kept the major events surrounding the life of the Christ. For the four weeks preceding Christmas, Advent is kept to celebrate that the Word of God has become flesh. In the spring, Palm Sunday is kept to celebrate the entry of the Christ into Jerusalem. On the Thursday before Easter, Maundy Thursday is kept to celebrate the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. The following day, Good Friday is kept to celebrate the Crucifixion. On the following Sunday, Easter is kept to celebrate the Resurrection of the Christ. On the seventh Sunday after Easter, Pentecost is kept to celebrate the outpouring of the spirit of God on the disciples. Between Pentecost and Christmas there are no major Christian festivals. But within this period the story of the life of the Christ is…
A Pause That Refreshes
John 1:1-18
John 1:1-18
Sermon
by Thomas Slavens
by Thomas Slavens
C.S.S. Publishing Company, DOORS TO GOD: SPECIAL OCCASION SERMONS, by Thomas Slavens