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This text should carry a warning statement for those of us who dare to preach from it. The difficulty comes from the fact that this passage is one of the most familiar in all of scripture. So many know it, but so few actually know what it contains. Furthermore, most of the folks who come … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by Ginger Barfield”

Have you ever noticed the pronounced hush that often attends the reading of Luke’s nativity story on Christmas Eve? There is a deepening of the silence that normally accompanies the reading of Scripture, an increased attentiveness, an air of heightened expectation. Perhaps it is the solemnity of the evening, as we gather, candles in hand, … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by David Lose”

The Challenge of Familiarity Christmas familiarity — fragrance, family, and feasts. We know this holiday — with its expectations and its disappointments; its promise and its heritage; its memory and its mystery. And so the season of anticipation is crowded with assumption, one being the anticipation of hearing an old story retold. This holiday familiarity … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by Joy J. Moore”

For years I have wondered whether the Christmas Eve sermon is of any consequence. I suspected preachers are better off reading or telling Luke’s account of the Nativity of our Lord really well, and allowing the carols, the candles, and Christ incarnate in bread and wine to proclaim the “good news of great joy for … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by Craig A. Satterlee”

Ask any parent or grandparent about the birth of a new baby and they typically can describe the event in great detail. I have been regaled with these stories too many times to count. Some birth stories get a lot more press than others, including the birth of Prince George in the UK. It seems … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by Karyn Wiseman”

Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth is beautiful in its humane simplicity. Who can forget it? The story unfolds in three clear episodes. We sympathize with Joseph and (especially) pregnant Mary, as they make the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where Mary delivers her first-born son in the lowliest of conditions. We delight in the shepherds … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by Stephen Hultgren”

From Luke’s theological-narrative point of view, Luke 2:1-20 is a single unit. The lectionary divides the text into two parts — one for Nativity of Jesus: Proper 1 (Christmas Day 1) (Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]) and one for the Nativity of Jesus: Proper 2 (Christmas Day 2) (Luke 2: 1-7 [8-20]). In a congregation that has … Continue reading “Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Commentary by Ron Allen”

En nuestro texto de hoy, el día de Navidad, recibimos una vez más la buenas nuevas – euangellion – del nacimiento de nuestro Salvador, que es Cristo el Señor. ¡Cristo ha nacido! Escuchamos hoy casi el mismo texto que oímos ayer, pero nuestro enfoque se desplaza a las buenas nuevas como fueron presentadas a un … Continue reading “San Lucas 2:[1-7] 8-20 Comentario por Linda M. Eastwood”

La Señal del Niño en el Pesebre Jesús nace en un contexto de vigilancia imperial. Según Lucas, Augusto César decreta que las personas sujetas al imperio en “todo el mundo” (v. 1) sean censadas. No se trata de un requerimiento inocente. El censo permite que el imperio compute con precisión cuántas personas están bajo su … Continue reading “San Lucas 2:[1-7] 8-20 Comentario por Nancy Elizabeth Bedford”

“Blow out the candles,” declared the old evangelist, “the sun is up!” How Will He Govern? Christmas Day may be the only worship many people attend, and reading all twenty verses of “The Christmas Gospel” is a good idea anyway. Remembering the glow of Christmas Eve, we sing: “When Christmas morn is dawning, I wish … Continue reading “Luke 2:[1-7] 8-20 Commentary by David Tiede”