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imma stand & deliver it Advent 2 sermon from Joel: What a hodgepodge passage of scripture! The timeline isn’t clear. Prophecies of judgement are crammed next to prophecies of hope… And I’d be tempted to complain about it; but I know you all have bigger grievances during these busy, busy days. It’s a chaotic time of the year, isn’t it? So, I’ve got to ask, it is my pastor-y duty. It is now , after all, the second week of Advent. The Long, Dark Night gets ever closer . How about it? Are you any more ready, any more prepared than you were a week ago? Are you ready for Jesus’ arrival??? …Okay. Perhaps we should set our sights a little lower . Are you prepared for all the stress that’s part and parcel to this time of year? Are you ready for yet another meal with the in-laws? Is the house prepared? What about the gifts, have they all been purchased and wrapped? Or how about the sorrows of this season? Are you ready for your first, or fifti...