In Season and Out

sermons for the christian year

DAVID A. deSILVA

In Season and Out: Sermons for the Christian Year

Copyright 2019 David A. deSilva

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Print ISBN 9781683592914

Digital ISBN 9781683592921

Lexham Editorial Team: Elliot Ritzema, Abigail Stocker, Danielle Thevenaz

Cover Design: Kristen Cork

To the Rev. Jeffrey M. Halenza,

a most gifted preacher and dear colleague in ministry

Contents

Preface

Part One: Sermons for Liturgical Seasons

Chapter 1

“Our Wake-Up Call” (Advent)

Chapter 2

“A Messiah Nobody Expected” (Advent)

Chapter 3

“A Mother for God’s Son” (Advent)

Chapter 4

“Prepare Him Room” (Christmas)

Chapter 5

“Living into Baptism” (Baptism of Our Lord)

Chapter 6

“A Necessary Spoiler” (Transfiguration)

Chapter 7

“The Divine Source Code” (Lent)

Chapter 8

“Letting in the Light” (Lent)

Chapter 9

“How Far Is Enough?” (Palm Sunday)

Chapter 10

“A New Commandment” (Maundy Thursday)

Chapter 11

“Living Like You’ll Live Forever” (Easter)

Chapter 12

“Our Great High Priest” (Ascension)

Chapter 13

“Should We Let Him In?” (Pentecost)

Chapter 14

“New Spirit, New Heart” (Pentecost)

Chapter 15

“An Unfailing Endowment” (Pentecost)

Chapter 16

“A New Pentecost” (Pentecost)

Chapter 17

“The Arithmetic of God” (Trinity Sunday)

Chapter 18

“A Surprisingly Satisfying Spread” (World Communion Sunday)

Chapter 19

“Who’s Watching You Run?” (All Saints)

Chapter 20

“Just Remember Who’s Boss” (Christ the King)

Part Two: Sermons for Ordinary Time

Chapter 21

“God’s Bottom-Line Performance Metrics”

Chapter 22

“Jesus Christ, Investment Planner”

Chapter 23

“From Consumers to Producers”

Chapter 24

“Faith Is Just the Beginning”

Chapter 25

“The Least Valued, the Most Honored”

Chapter 26

“The Lord’s Prayer, the Disciples’ Pledge”

Chapter 27

“Knowing Christ”

Chapter 28

“Growing More Like Christ”

Chapter 29

“Going to Serve Christ”

Appendix: Correspondences with the Revised Common Lectionary

Scripture Index

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About In Season and Out: Sermons for the Christian Year

Grow in the Scriptures throughout the church year with David deSilva as your mentor.

Beginning with Advent and moving through the church year, David deSilva brings his years of experience as a biblical scholar to the church in the form of sermons delivered to his home congregation throughout the church year, now adapted into a thoughtful and inspiring collection of reflections.

These reflections will inform and inspire your understanding of Scripture, written with Dr. deSilva’s characteristic warmth and wisdom. In Season and Out makes for excellent devotional reading that will feed saints both in front of and behind the pulpit.

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