Here Comes With Power the Lord God

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 December 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The God who comes to save us is one who rules with a strong arm, who brings a reward and recompense, who gathers and feeds his sheep, who clears a highway before him. All of these rich metaphors and images are from the prophet Isaiah, the greatest of the Old Testament Advent figures.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:11.2	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with love
0:23.2	about the one who is love.
0:26.2	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Linnetka now presents
0:31.1	the Word on fire.
0:33.5	Peace be with you.
0:34.5	Friends, today we continue our reflection on this great season of Advent.
0:40.6	Last week we heard about waiting, about watching.
0:45.6	The first move spiritually is to admit that we are sinners in need of grace, that we cannot
0:52.5	lift ourselves up out of our spiritual problems, that we await a Savior.
0:59.2	We heard the prophet Isaiah reminding us that we are like polluted rags that our guilt
1:05.4	carries us away like the wind.
1:07.6	These are all means of overcoming our tendency toward denial.
1:13.6	So let's assume that we're now in a position of admitting, yes, my pride has the best
1:19.9	of me.
1:20.9	My envy is the Lord of my life.
1:24.5	My average has control over me and I can't wrestle them to the ground.
1:28.3	I need a Savior.
1:30.5	Well, now in the second week of Advent, as we get closer to Christmas, the church begins
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