Sermon: "Cause for Rejoicing"
Sermon12.27.20.Christmas1B St. Paul’s Episcopal – Brookings Fr. Larry Ort Isaiah 61.10-62.3; Psalm 147; Galatians 3.23-25, 4.4-7; John 1.1-18 Throughout Advent, our readings have focused on the coming of a long-awaited Messiah. On Christmas Eve we celebrated the Incarnation. Now it is time for rejoicing in the Messiah! Let’s briefly review some of the scriptures pertaining to the coming of the Messiah. The first reference is found in Genesis 3, immediately after the Fall, whe