11/27/2016
Genesis 38:11b-26a
Chris Breslin
“When God’s righteousness is mentioned in the gospel, it is God’s action of declaring righteous the unrighteous sinner who has faith in Jesus Christ. The righteousness by which a person is justified is not his own but that of another, Christ.” –Martin Luther
Scripture
This Sunday’s Songs
Rebel Jesus by Browne
Open Up Our Eyes by McCracken
O Come Emmanuel by Traditional
Angels We Have Heard on High by Tradtional
Lord, I Need You by Stanfill/Maher
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus by Wesley/Prichard
O Come All Ye Faithful by Wade
Further reading on Women in the Bible
The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Custis James
Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew by Carolyn Custis James
The IVP Women’s Bible Commentary ed. Kroeger & Evans
Whispering the Word: Hearing Women’s Stories in the Old Testament by Jacqueline Lapsley
Further Reading for Advent
Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany edited by Sarah Arthur
Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict
God is in the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Oak Church Advent Resources compiled by Chris Breslin
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by Bobby Gross
Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Bible Study Based on African American Spirituals by Cheryl Kirk-Duggan & Marilyn Thornton
Song of the Stars: A Christmas Story by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent by Enuma Okoro
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp
Advent Calendar (poem) by Rowan Williams
God With Us edited by Gregory Wolfe
