2005 Advent & Christmas Resources - Year B

I'm getting a fair number of hits for people who are looking for the lectionary passages for Advent, so I thought I'd get a head start on listing some material for both Advent & Christmas. In addition to listing the passages, I've linked to a few sermons provided through http://www.preachersmagazine.org, a publication of Clergy Development in the Church of the Nazarene.

Advent 1B (Nov. 27, 2005)

• Isaiah 64:1-9
• Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
• I Corinthians 1:3-9
• Mark 13:24-37 - http://www.preachersmagazine.org/webnov27.htm

Advent 2B (Dec. 4, 2005)

• Isaiah 40:1-11
• Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
• II Peter 2:8-15a
• Mark 1:1-8 - http://www.preachersmagazine.org/webdec4.htm

Advent 3B (Dec. 11, 2005)

• Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
• Psalm 126 (or Luke 1:47-55)
• I Thessalonians 5:16-24
• John 1:6-8, 19-28

Advent 4B (Dec. 18, 2005)

• II Samuel 7:1-11, 16
• Luke 1:47-55 (or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26)
• Romans 16:25-27
• Luke 1:26-38 - http://www.preachersmagazine.org/webdec18.htm

Christmas Proper I (Dec. 25, 2005)

• Isaiah 9:2-7
• Psalm 96
• Titus 2:11-14
• Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) - http://www.preachersmagazine.org/webdec25.htm

First Sunday after Christmas -B (Jan. 1, 2006)

• Isaiah 61:10-62:3
• Psalm 148
• Galatians 4:4-7
• Luke 2:22-40

Baptism of the Lord (First Sunday after the Epiphany) - B (Jan. 8, 2006)

• Genesis 1:1-5
• Psalm 29
• Acts 19:1-7
• Mark 1:4-11

I hope this gets you off to a good start on your preparations for Advent & Christmas!

Grace and Peace,

PastorJon