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Divine Goodwill There’s a problem people face in this world. They can’t see. They can’t see two things: 1) the offense of their own sin and 2) the love of God. God’s posture toward humanity is not one of anger, but one of love. He is divinely good. In fact, he sent his own Son as a token of his love…

Remnant We have seen the Godliness of Zechariah and Elizabeth Now we meet Simeon and Anna Simeon we see is righteous and devout Anna was a fasting and prayer warrior who was always at the temple Last week we saw Jesus becoming one of us so that He could be our Kinsman Redeemer (1) A near relative or…

Recap: Simeon And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to…

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…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 2:22-38 : And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to…

Introduction It’s Christmas Morning, For many of us the presents have been unwrapped, the food, at least the sweets have been consumed, a feast may be coming, but today, Right now, We focus on the God, Immanuel that has come. We have spent the morning focusing on the progression of the Christmas story…

Introduction First of all, let me start by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and thanking you for being here tonight to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Tonight is not merely a celebration of the birth of a child nor even the birth of the Messiah. Tonight we celebrate the birth of our God. Tonight…

Christmas is the BEGINNING of the Season!

We've spoken over the quarter about God's promises… his promises of blessing when we give, about God's promise of heaven, about God's promise of the Holy Spirit, and God's promises for the future, and for guidance, and for energy, and for freedom from fear, and God's promise of abundant life. If you…

MERRY CHRISTMAS! What a joy to be family on this glorious day as we celebrate the coming and birth of our Savior! So far as we have focused on the Baby Christ Child… we have looked at and considered: Our Great God & Savior as the Good Shepherd We looked at the Dark, Dirty, and Distant sheep that our…

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…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to the gospel of Luke. Luke chapter 2. & we’re gonna read verse 1-20 . Luke 2:1-20 . & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is: The Birth of Our Savior. In Luke 2:1-20 . The Scriptures say:…

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Scandal Is Brewing Mary has gone back home to Nazareth She is starting to show Joseph has a dilemma Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being…

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to…

TEXT: MATTHEW 2:1-12 | WHEN THE WORLD REJECTS CHRISTMAS INTRO EXPLANATION : I love the story in Matthew chapter 2 For years I’ve grown up hearing the story of the 3 wise men who came seeking the baby, Jesus While neither of those things are probably true, there is just something sentimental about the…

Notes: 1. Historical Setting and Cultural Context, 2:1-6. A. The Timing, 2:1-2. During reign of Caesar Augustus... “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days…

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…

Announcements Ambassador Baptist College Choir, Sunday night, December 11. Christmas Day @ SCBC, December 25 - Only one service on that day at 11 AM. Dwain Roache has asked us to renew our praying for his brother and sister, Dudley and Ceila. They need to be saved and Ceila has been told that her breast…

Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: What it means to wait on God for something better. How to wait on God to receive what He has for you. Advent We are in the season of Advent. During Advent, Christians prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ. In scripture, there…

Luke 2:8-14 “... there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for…

We are in the season of Lent, a 7 week journey to Easter. And for the next several weeks we’re going to be meeting Jesus. Some of you might say, but I already know Jesus. Well, we’re going to examine what we know and be open to what we don’t know. What does the Bible say? What else can we know? Most…

40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning,…

Keep Them Away The Shepherds at the time of Jesus were... the low life's bottom of the social ladder- above the lepers they were untrustworthy- not allowed to testify they were not spiritually clean — so keep them away from the temple they smelled like sheep it’s better off if they stayed out in the…

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting…