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Today the last two prophets, Simeon and Anna, see the baby Jesus, and prophecy now ceases. They were ready to see Him. Are you?

Have you ever wondered about God's timing? Of all the times in human history when God could have, might have, sent His Son into the world was it 2000+ years ago? What motivated or moved God to prepare for that night?

Today we have three messengers to deal with in our text from Malachi. How do you distinguish between these three is important, for only one is the messenger of the covenant who will be born on December 25th. Why is Malachi's prophecy so important in helping us know who to follow and when?

Wow. What an election year. The legacy news and social media alike brewing and breeding fear across the nation. FEAR! "Be afraid for whoever wins will destroy your world!" I swear, it's as if the sky were falling in on all of us. What should you do?

The 4 last Sundays of the Curch year, before Advent begins, are difficult texts to deal with. They talk about the Lord God's return to the final judgment in which those who believe in Him will go to eternal life with Him, but those who do not will face their judgment. To that end, Jesus tells the parable of the Fig Tree, providing one last chance for eh Jewish unbelievers to faith in Him and live. Today we discuss "barren fruit".

All Saints' Day is the day we Christians remember those who have passed from this world into their eternal rest, having confessed Christ as their Savior. An old hymn refrain sings, "How I want to be in that number." But "want" seems to imply that there might be some doubt that you will be numbered with the saints. Scripture offers you tokens to claim when doubt enters in so that you know that you definitely will be numbered with the saints. Listen.

We know the parable as the importune or badgering neighbor. Is it about the neighbor? Or is it about his neighbor whom he wakes up at midnight for a loaf of bread? How does this relate anything to the Lord's Prayer? Middle Eastern context gives us clues as to what Jesus was getting at, and it has nothing to do about persistence or badgering.

This 19th Sunday in Pentecost is dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels. September 29 is the Archangel Michael's time to shine along with all the angels who protect Christians daily in their walk through life. What is YOUR angle on angels? Listen up.

In the 1960s, I believe it was comedian Flip Wilson who coined the phrase, "Here comes the judge!" He used it often in his routines. Today, in Jesus' parable, a widow seeks justice against her adversaries from a judge but barely finds it. The Lord promises that justice will come quick when he returns to the earth. Will God's children be spared? Will they also be judged? How will they be judged? Find out.

Decades ago, George Carlin had a comedy sketch about "stuff". The accumulation of "stuff", the storage of "stuff", etc. why do we have so much "stuff" AND what are we going to do with it? Jesus parable answers that question.