Advent is first of all a journey. We start wherever we are in late November, and by December 25 we […]
“Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he […]
That’s the way it was that first Christmas night 2000 years ago. Baby sleeping, mother dreaming, father thinking, and God watching over it all.
Sermon Series: Christmas MessagesLet me begin by saying right up front that no one knows exactly when Jesus was born because the Bible […]
Sermon Series: Christmas Messages“Christmas is full of surprises.” Somewhere in my reading this week I ran across that sentence. While I am sure […]
Text: Luke 2:12“On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had […]
Text: Luke 2:21Recently I received an e-mail from a man who attended “Two from Galilee,” the Christmas program presented by our music […]
Text: Luke 2:11“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And […]
Text: Luke 2:8-14Our text tells us how to celebrate Christmas. In its most literal sense, this passage describes the various responses of […]
Text: Luke 2:17-20If there is a single word that describes what Christmas is all about, it’s the little word “joy.” Several of […]
Text: Luke 2:8-11