Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 It may sound strange to hear it, but I’ve been waiting to call you all a brood of vipers all week! It’s not because you are particularly horrible. It just seems like a funny thing to say in the era of church shopping and relational ministry. It’s kind of a tough sell that John the Baptizer dishes up this week. Isn’t it? Just like a few Sundays back – when we had Christ on the cross – it seems kind of “Lenty”. It seems less “Silent Night” and more “Balm in Gilead.” Maybe that’s why – even more than calling you vipers – I’ve wanted to wish you a penitent Advent. We seem to be so caught up as a culture over saying, “Merry Christmas,” that we’ve forgotten what it means. We forget that wishing someone a Merry Christmas actually refers to the day of the “Christ Mass” and the days that follow are actually the Christmas season. We’ve allowed culture to dictate what the church once proclaimed. We’ve forgotten that...
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