Words for the Beginning Sermon Planning Guide for Advent–Epiphany
Words for the Beginning Sermon Planning Guide for Advent–Epiphany
[This resource is one of many included in our Words for the Beginning Advent Bundle]
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For each of the focal scriptures in our Words for the Beginning Advent series, this guide offers biblical commentary, theme connections, guiding questions, and recommendations for further reading. This guide features biblical commentary by our guest writer Kayla Craig.
We hope this guide is your starting point for shaping your sermons, worship services, and scripture study classes. We also provide a fillable Sermon Planning Grid to help you map out your ideas for your series.
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
32-page PDF Sermon Planning Guide for Advent through Epiphany Sunday, in light of our theme, Words for the Beginning. The guide includes content for the four Sundays in Advent, Christmas Eve, the First Sunday After Christmas, and Epiphany Sunday.
For each week, we provide:Biblical commentary, a blessing, and a breath prayer (written by our guest contributor, Kayla Craig).
Theme connections (for connecting the texts to the Words for the Beginning theme and weekly sub-themes).
Considerations for the week (to keep in mind as you are crafting your sermonic message).
Guiding questions (to inspire your homiletical and exegetical readings of the texts).
Recommended reading & research (pointing you to the work of diverse theologians and thinkers to inform your sermon).
PDF Sermon-Planning Grid (fillable sheets) for mapping out your ideas in a cohesive way throughout the entire series.
CREDIT INFO:
Commentary by Kayla Craig | Guide developed by Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org
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