Worship is Life
Advent, Christmas & Epiphany Sermon Series
From Generation to Generation
The stories, scriptures, and traditions of the Christmas season have been passed down to us throughout the generations. Many of us enter this season with a swell of memories and emotions as vast as the cultural and religious rituals this holiday holds. Like a tapestry woven throughout time, the Christmas story weaves us in—to remember how God has shown up in the past, to continue the work of collective liberation, to behold the presence of God in flesh and bone. As we read through and studied the scriptures we selected, a line from Mary’s song of protest and praise gave us pause:
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
(Luke 1: 48b-50)
Despite the challenges and vulnerability that she faced, Mary could glimpse the scale and scope of the good news she was part of bringing forth. This good news transcends time and space—it was and is bigger than just her. Christ is coming for collective liberation: God’s redemption is at work for years to come. Therefore, the promise is meant to be lived out and passed on from generation to generation.
Our December Sermon Series this year, Generation to Generation… reminds us of the ways our lives, histories, actions, and stories are interconnected and woven together. The work of God is always unfolding—in and through us. This Advent, may you remember that you belong—to a story etched into the wrinkles of time, to generations that have come before and will come after, to a love that won’t let you go.
Week 1: Dec. 1 | There Is Room for Every Story (Matthew 1:1-17)
Week 2: Dec. 8 | God Meets Us in Our Fear (Luke 1:26 - 38)
Week 3: Dec. 15 | We Can Choose a Better Way (Matthew 1:18 - 25)
Week 4: Dec. 22 | We See God in Each Other (Luke 1:39 -45, 56 - 58)
Christmas Eve - Dec 24, 4 & 7 PM | We Tell This Story (Luke 2:1 - 20)
Christmastide - Week 5: Dec. 29 | God Dwells with Us (John 1 - 14, Luke 2:15 - 21)
Epiphany - Week 6: January 5 | We Keep Seeking (Matthew 2:1 - 23)