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Authors: Mark Wm Radecke
ISBN-13: 9780788025594, ISBN-10: 0788025597
Format: Paperback
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Date Published: June 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Mark Wm Radecke

Book Synopsis

Light is an integral symbol in the Christian faith,especially during Christmas. The light of a single candle can disperse the deepest darkness, bringing warmth, comfort, and illumination. The soft, warm candlelight at a Christmas Eve service creates an atmosphere of worship and reverence as congregations celebrate the arrival of the Light of the world.

Love's Pure Light is a collection of insightful Christmas sermons delivered at Susquehanna University between 1997 and 2006. This bookoffers pastors a valuable source of inspiration for Christmas sermon preparation. Love's Pure Light also includes an order of service, providing congregations with a complete Christmas candlelight worship experience.

Love's Pure Light will be a welcome addition to congregations of any size, aiding them in perceiving the power of the Light of Christmas in a deeper and more dynamic way.

Mark Wm. Radecke serves as Chaplain at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He holds degrees from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (M.Div.), Trinity Lutheran Seminary (S.T.M.), and Princeton Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He is the author of the CSS titles In Many and Various Ways, In Christ - A New Creation, and God in Flesh Made Manifest.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     7
I Wonder As I Wander: Luke 2:1-20     9
Little Lord Jesus: Luke 1:46-55; Luke 2:1-20     15
The Glory Of Flesh And Blood: Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-14     21
No More Senseless Journeys: Luke 2:1-20     25
In Dulci Jubilo: Isaiah 61:1-3, 10-11; Luke 1:46-55; Luke 2:1-20     31
Word Made Flesh: John 1:1-14; Luke 2:1-20     37
Son Of God, Love's Pure Light: Isaiah 9:2-7; Isaiah 60:1-6; Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-14     41
A Bow In The Clouds, A Babe In A Manger: Isaiah 11:1-9; Luke 2:1-20     47
Light In Darkness, Speech From Silence: Isaiah 9:2-7; John 1:1-14     51
Ironies, Contrasts, Paradoxes, And Reversals: Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20     55
Christmas Candlelight Service Sample Bulletin     61

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