Books by F. Belton Joyner

Jesus: God's Unlikely RevelationAdvent, Christmas, and Epiphany Services includes biblically-based sermons, suggested scriptures, children's time, hymn and prayers, as well as litanies for lighting the Advent wreath. Also included are suggestions for seasonal funerals. These services offer a completing message of hope during this important church season, when people often visit a church for the first time.Each service focuses on and celebrates a different aspect of the theme: Jesus: God's Unlikely Revelation1. First Sunday of Advent-Jesus: The Unlikely Image of God (Genesis 1:26-27; Colossians 1:15-17)2. Second Sunday in AdventJesus: The Unlikely Gift from God (Isaiah 55:1-9)3. Third Sunday of AdventJesus: The Unlikely Story of God with Us (Matthew 1:18-25)4. Fourth Sunday of AdventJesus: The Unlikely Messiah (John 7:25-31)5. Christmas EveJesus: An Unlikely Peacemaker (Luke 2:8-20)6. Christmas DayAn Unlikely Christmas Card (Matthew 2:13-23)7. EpiphanyJohn the Baptizer: Jesus' Unlikely Herald (John 1:1-14)Seasonal Funerals