Biblical Text: Isaiah 11:1-10

I was trying something different with this sermon. I was also trying something different with the Pastor’s Corner this week. Advent is a vibe. Advent is promise and fulfillment overlapping. And at least in this world the fulfillment never seems complete, but the promise remains. While the corner tried to pull the reader into that time where John the Baptist and his message was the most important thing ever heard, this sermon attempts to map how the church today might feel postexilic. It attempts to point out what has been fulfilled. And start to understand why we have this feeling of longing and maybe slight sadness that often comes with it. Different times and places have different vibes. This was an attempt to understand ours. And still lean into the promise.

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