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Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 21, 2025

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First Reading

Isaiah 7:10-16

66 illustrations

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UniversalClassic

4:11-12, 22-28 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.

Arminian/WesleyanPastoral

14:25-33 invites a next step: repentance today, obedience tomorrow, love always—today, not someday.

PentecostalEdgy

71:1-6 exposes our control; the Spirit refuses to be managed—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Baptist (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 119:97-104 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Arminian/Wesleyan (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 2:6-15 challenges spiritual passivity—grace is not an excuse to stay unchanged—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Roman Catholic (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, salvation is a journey: justified by grace and formed through faithful practice.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Universal (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Arminian/Wesleyan (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, salvation is not mere pardon; it is holiness, perfected in love.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Traditional (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 12:13-21 exposes counterfeit faith—right words without repentance are still rebellion—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Black Church (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 66:1-12 speaks hope under pressure—God hears the cry and bends history toward freedom—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Lutheran (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 80:1-2, 8-19 shows that freedom is received by faith, not achieved by effort—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 2:23-32 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Universal (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 4:11-12, 22-28 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Traditional (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 13:10-17 calls us back to the historic faith: repentance, trust in Christ, and life shaped by Scripture.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Reformed (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 2 Timothy 1:1-14, God’s covenant faithfulness outlasts human failure and calls forth obedience—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Reformed (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 2:23-32 steadies anxious hearts: the God who chose you will also keep you—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 18:1-8 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Universal (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 13:1-8, 15-16 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Missional (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 1 Timothy 2:1-7, the Church is not a clubhouse but a sent people, embodying the kingdom.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Roman Catholic (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 Timothy 3:14-4:5 comforts us: the Church’s remedies are for the wounded, not the perfect.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Anglican (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 1:2-10 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Arminian/Wesleyan (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 14:25-33 invites a next step: repentance today, obedience tomorrow, love always—today, not someday.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Reformed (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 16:1-13 exposes control: we want a manageable God, but Scripture gives us a sovereign one.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Pentecostal (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 11:29-12:2 reminds us: God’s presence is not distant—He strengthens the weak and fills the hungry.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Lutheran (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, God meets sinners with a promise strong enough to carry shame away.

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Isaiah 7:10-16 — Anabaptist (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 17:5-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 7:10-16

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Baptist (classic)

Other readings this Sunday

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Arminian/Wesleyan (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Roman Catholic (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Universal (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Arminian/Wesleyan (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Traditional (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Black Church (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Lutheran (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Universal (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Traditional (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Reformed (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Reformed (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Universal (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Missional (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Roman Catholic (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Anglican (classic)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Arminian/Wesleyan (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Reformed (edgy)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Pentecostal (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Lutheran (pastoral)

Isaiah 7:10-16 — Anabaptist (classic)