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INTRODUCTION . 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with…

There are mixed opinions on whether or not a pastor should break in a sermon series to speak on a topic on certain holidays. While I don’t do this for all holidays and celebrations, there are some that I feel are important enough for us to pause, reflect, and see what God’s Word has to say to the topic.…

We begin with Luke 2 verses 15-34, but our main verses will be 21-24. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and…

Charlie Brown Christmas Video That’s the real story of Christmas. Jesus. He came to us. He demonstrated His love for us. He invited us to be a part of His life. This morning, we may have already experienced Christmas. The: Parties Family gatherings Decorations Gifts Food Serving the needy We’ve all experienced…

Luke 1:26-56 We often overlook the part that Mary & Joseph played in God's great plan! It is so easy to have a romanticised view of Mary & Joseph and we fail to appreciate their situation and the lessons that we should learn from them. How would some of you men respond if your fiancee came up to you…

This morning, the message is going to be different from what you’re used to. Even if you’ve gotten used to how I preach - this is going to be different from that too. I love to try and challenge you, to help you grow in your walk with Christ. And that has to be balanced with a constant reminder that…

Christmas Eve 2022 Hope Has a Name I promised you guys that I wasn’t going to take up too much of your time tonight, but God has really placed in on my heart to share a message with you. We are going to begin the message by reading Isaiah 9:1-7 . Hear the Word of the Lord 1 Nevertheless, the gloom of…

God still surprises those who are willing to surrender to His plan.

Thanksgiving has come and gone and there are now 28 days until Christmas. As we anticipate the Christmas holiday, I worked up a sermon series I am calling Journey to Bethlehem. Over the next few weeks, we are going to walk through the timeline of the New Testament leading up to the birth of Jesus on…

Mary Is Pregnant Gabriel has come to Mary and announced the birth of the Messiah The Holy Spirit has put the Baby Jesus in her womb The Angel told of Elizabeth V 36 Mary is exited and the only person who could understand is Elizabeth so she pacts a few things and heads there. 65-70 miles walking trip…

INTRO: Good morning and Merry Christmas. It’s always a joy to break open the Word of God and proclaim the good news to you. Go ahead and if you have a Bible open to Matthew chapter 1. We’ve already heard from the account of the nativity in the book of Luke. Now we look at Matthew. Over the last few Sundays…

Introduction My friends, God has been working to secure salvation for the world since before the foundation of the universe. He has been divinely orchestrating all of the events that led to Christ’s incarnation on this earth. Sometimes, we miss the fact that God is working in the micro as well as the…

In All of our Being We Magnify Him (46-47) Mary bursts into this amazing hymn of praise to the Lord above because of what Elizabeth stated to her. She was bragging on the Lord alone and not herself at all. All glory is given to the Lord. We see he magnifying Him and we can do the same. Magnify and praise…

It can be one thing to believe that God can do something, it’s another to believe that He will. At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb,…

Our Need for Hope Celebrating Christmas is our natural response to Emanuel - God With Us! Jesus came to visit His creation in humility and weakness. The incomparable, unique, immeasurable God placing Himself in our midst. What state of sadness or defeat can plead it’s case before the presence of the…

Introduction The First Songs of Christmas. When we hear songs of Christmas we may think of Hark the Herald Angels sing. Maybe Joy to the World. Maybe Frosty the Snowman. Maybe Rudolph, Santa Claus is coming to Town, or even Grandma got Run Over by a Reindeer. But these are not the songs we will look…

Does scripture support a tri-nature part of humanity? Looking at how we are created, in the image and likeness of God…makes one ponder does that mean we also have a tri-nature like God? In some ways, we think of humans as body, and we shouldn’t look over the fact that there is an immortal soul with each…

We will look this morning at what has quickly risen for me among my ever growing list of favorite passages. I say that because in the study of this passage, I have found that this short narrative, that describes the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth as well as the sons they each carried and the resulting…

Introduction Called as Pastor of FBC Bagdad five years ago yesterday. 18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. We must continually place ourselves under the authorities set over us by God, or we will eventually walk out from under authority…

1. Spiritual Realities about God’s wisdom 1 Cor 2:6-10 Those who receive the message of Christ mature predestined (work of redemption and its recipients) for our glory (in Christ, we are elevated as world, in Adam is decimated) Those who reject the message do not understand the mystery (eyes do not see,…

Magnify Jesus We are going to do something a little bit different for the next few weeks. We are going to take a pause from our current series in Ecc, and take a journey through the life of Jesus. This is by no means a thorough look at Jesus’ life and work, it’s more like a fly over. We are going to…

Exodus 13:17-14:31 Introduction In our last Torah Portion we talked about the Plagues So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children…

In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. But they had no children…

Introduction This morning we are continuing in our series of the 4 evangelists and there view of the Christmas Story. We have looked at Matthew, Mark and this morning we will take a look at the Doctor’s view of the story. As I said at the beginning of the series, Luke is all about Details, Details, Details.…

Who would have to walk through the door of our sanctuary to make you go teenage girl at a boy band concert level crazy? Would it be a celebrity? A politician? A business leader? Last week, the angel Gabriel visited Mary of Nazareth to announce that she would bear a child as a virgin and this child would…