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 2:12What would it cost Jesus to be the Savior of the world? He paid for our sins with the price of his own blood. Jesus is just one week old, and already he enters into the pain of human existence.
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 2:17-20