Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A

December 18, 2022

“Thinking About the Texts” by John Fairless

• Textual (just the text — what do you notice?)

• Theological (what does this say about God?)

• Contextual (how was/is this text heard in community?)

• Connectional (where is the connection to real life?)

• Flow (how does “my” sermon for “my” people fit together?)

Text: Isaiah’s account of the “sign” for Ahaz is both interest…