Sermon: Third Sunday of Advent

Share This Post

Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 15, 2024.

      Sermon - Advent III 2024 - The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell

Lessons

You can read the scriptures for this service here: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle: The First Song of Isaiah (Isaiah 12:2-6); Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18.

(The artwork above is “The Preaching of St. John the Baptist,” painted by Pieter Bruegel, 1564-1638, and is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.)

AscensionNYC
AscensionNYC

Sermons and audio content from the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of New York

Apple PodcastsAmazon MusicAndroidby EmailRSS

More To Explore

Earth from Artemis II, Day 2
Newsletter

Parish News: April 26

In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.

Read More →