Sermons on Mark 13:24-37

Advent 1B – December 3, 2017

Keep awake! Our entry into Advent, the season of waiting is a command. Keep awake. There’s something about that command. The assumption that we are inclined to fall asleep. To lose focus. To not be prepared. And we get the command from Jesus in this weird, apocalyptic sounding message. Can’t we just have a nice, quiet, peaceful beginning to Advent? Well, no.…