Sermon series
Christmas Personalities
We Three Kings
Matthew 2:1-12 – December 23, 1990Surely one of the great stories of Christmas is the story of the visit of the Wise Men from the East. Wherever the story of the birth of Jesus is told, so too is told this delightful tale of strange men from some faraway land who brought gifts to the baby Jesus. From time immemorial […]
Herod: The Man Who Tried to Kill Christmas
Matthew 2 – December 16, 1990This is the story of the man who tried to kill Christmas. It is strange and bizarre and doesn’t seem like it should be in the Bible. It doesn’t seem like we should read it during the Christmas season. It doesn’t sound right amid all the Christmas carols. It doesn’t look right surrounded by sparkling […]
Mary: Believing the Impossible
Luke 1:26-38 – December 9, 1990Let’s talk about Madonna. It seems like everywhere you go these days you see her face and hear people singing her praises. She’s certainly a hot topic. No, I’m not thinking about that Madonna, the one who was on Nightline last Monday night. People are talking about her but for all the wrong reasons. […]
Joseph: A Teenager’s Dilemma
Matthew 1:18-25 – December 2, 1990If you were given the opportunity to meet any person in the first Christmas story, who would you choose? I’ve been thinking about that this week, and it’s not easy to decide. There are so many fascinating people: Herod–That wicked old toad squatting on the throne of Israel, insanely jealous lest a baby steal his […]
