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In preparing for our time together today, I have been thinking on God’s faithfulness. More specifically I have been thinking about how forgetful I can be when it comes to God’s faithfulness. How often I seemingly forget, or don’t realize it. I know God is faithful and true. I know His ways are right…

For the month of December, we’re going to take a break from 2 Samuel, and think about Christmas from the perspective of the prophet Isaiah. “Christmas in Isaiah,” we’ll call it. Catchy, huh? In the book of Isaiah, we’re a few centuries removed from the time when David was king. We’re dealing here in…

Intro Kids Recap Paul’s letter to Timothy, a church leader. Mid first century. Instructions on how to Run Church So far we’ve covered the foundational message that the church is based on - Jesus came into the world to save sinners, even the worst of sinners. Paul has also warned Timothy that it is his…

THEME: The true story of Jesus’ birth reveals and foretells the reconciliation of God and man and the fulfillment of history in His incarnation and death and resurrection. GOAL: That the hearer would believe that God truly became man in Jesus to redeem us, and that He makes His manger for us now in the…

Introduction Isaiah 7-12 often referred to like this Several prophecies of Messiah are given through this section Begins here in Isa. 7 with prophecy of virgin birth of Messiah Israel and Judah have both been brought to the brink of destruction because of their sin This prophecy made in 735 BC - Assyria…

On the first Sunday in December, we will start the time of Advent which will outline the Christmas Story that took place over 2,000 years ago. While it has been over 2,000 years since Christ’s birth, the prophecy preceded over 600 years before that. When we look at Jesus birth, we see a Divine masterpiece…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Introduction It is the Christmas time. We have all read that passage in Matthew 1:23 ““The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).” taken from Isaiah 7:14 . Let’s Read the passage 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the Lord your…

Candle Lighting - In the fullness of time, God sent the angel Gabriel to Zacharias, a humble Levite priest, who ministered before God at the temple in Jerusalem. Appearing in a vision, the angel foretold the birth of John the Baptist who would be sent to prepare the way for the Messiah. And with the…

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be…

We live in a time of technological advancement. I had the discussion just the other day about computers. The smart phone, something that most of us have did not appear on the market until the early 90’s, and the iphone which has become ubiquitous as a cell phone did not appear until 2007. These phones…

We often live our lives with little awareness of how close God really is to us. It may be the weekly worship service or a tragedy in our lives that sensitizes us to God’s nearness or the need for Him to be near. As we ponder this wonderful text it may be helpful to first dive into the history of what…

Introduction A school teacher in England tells a charming story. At Christmas time she supervised the construction of a manger scene in a corner of the classroom. The children participated happily in the project. They also enjoyed casting characters for the drama depicting the Nativity. The teacher noticed…

Virgin When you think about the word “virgin” what comes to mind? Questions to ponder this morning: Do you believe in the virgin birth? Why do you believe what you believe? 1998 Harris poll showed 83% of Americans believed in the virgin birth of Jesus. Defined as Jesus was born of the virgin Mary Jesus…

Isaiah 7-9 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. I know that you can tell already that tonight…

What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever faced? What’s your first reaction to fear? Fight, flight, or freeze? Today’s passages offer us two promises and a warning for facing fear. All three of these will teach us faith in Jesus Christ. When in Trouble, Do Nothing Trouble came to King Ahaz. We find out about…

“And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the virgin Mary” These little words that I just spoke, the words of the creed regarding the second person of the trinity are the greatest Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion lesson the world will ever know. By these…

A Boy and a Tree One of my favorite stories from childhood is “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein. If you know the story, many of the boys fondest memories are tied to the playtime he had on the swing of the tree, climbing it, then using the tree as a resource bit by bit until all that was left was…

Open your Bibles to Matthew 1 Let’s read from... Matthew 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling…

Introduction A school teacher in England tells a charming story. At Christmas time she supervised the construction of a manger scene in a corner of the classroom. The children participated happily in the project. They also enjoyed casting characters for the drama depicting the Nativity. The teacher noticed…

We are in our second week of our Series Christmas Isn’t Cancelled. Last we look at waiting and hope in this Christmas time. We talked about how Christ can give us hope in a dark world. This time of year reminds us that God is at work even in the struggle and beautiful time of life. Despite difficult…

Intro Looking at the ways in which faith in Jesus Christ allows us to see and experiance the world in wonderful and unique ways. By looking at texts from both the Old an the New testaments recognize the gifts of Faith Trust Joy Determination commitment Com to us through he birth of our Savior. “Behold”…

[Show Hope Bumper video.] Welcome to the first Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. The word advent is a version of a Latin term which means “coming.” So we use these weeks leading up to Christmas as a chance to look forward to our celebration of the…

Advent 2020 The Dawn of Hope Week 1 The Virgin Isaiah 7:1-17 , 2 Kings 16 , Jeremiah 7:30 # Introduction This morning we are launching into a new series of messages that we are calling The Dawn of Hope. As we prepare for the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ at Christmas time, we are…

I want to take us back in time for a moment this morning to an event that has only happened once in modern history. The date is December 24, 1914 and we are on a battlefield where for months, there has been nothing but bloodshed and violence. There has been bombs exploding around us and we are deep in…