Who Will Save Us?

Audio Recording of “Who Will Save Us?” recorded in worship (13:51)
4th Sunday in Advent, Year C
Texts: Isa 7.10-16; Rom 1.1-7; Matt 1.18-25

A big thing happened this week. For only the third time in our nation’s history, our president has been impeached. Some people think this is a very good thing. Others think it is a very bad thing. I happen to know for a fact that there are some of each here in this room.

When big things like this happen, they can’t be ignored because they affect us all deeply; nor should they be ignored. To paraphrase Karl Barth, the best preaching is done with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. I can’t tell you how many times have I read or heard from my colleagues via Facebook or in conversation that if a pastor isn’t preaching this Sunday about the shooting or the protest or the whatever-it-was that happened this week, they’re not really preaching.