The Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews is the vicar of St. Hilda St. Patrick Episcopal Church. This sermon was preached extemporaneously based on the notes below, as a response to Luke 3.1-6.
- Grounding again in history –> Luke 2, birth
- Baptism of repentance, transformation of hearts
- Preparing for God’s arrival in history
- Mostly quote from Isaiah about God bringing freedom quickly, like Interstate
- God’s freedom comes quickly and prophets get us ready
- Grace to heed warnings and forsake our sins
- PC Culture / Woke Police
- Need to call one another out and speak truth in love
- Head their warnings, will make mistakes –> only way to learn!
- Defensiveness or transformation of hearts –> repentance.
- John preaches need for repenting
- Feel overwhelmed, like we’ll never get it right –> Sin!
- Don’t have to worry about that. Heed their warnings and forsake our sins.
- Greet with joy the coming of Jesus –>all people seeing the salvation of God
- God doesn’t abandon us. We have hope for this pandemic, hope for the world, and hope for ourselves –> in Jesus.
- We’ll get it wrong. Repent and return. Amen.