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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…

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…

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…

Intro Nature and effect. Two ways to perceive a thing. The nature of a thing can be described in terms that are appropriate to it. The effect is, by necessity, only partially about the thing we describe. If we described the nature of a pillow, we could use words like down, fluffy, hard, flat, smelly,…

Introduction: 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,…

Self Identify We hear a lot today about self Identification Paul in 1 Corinthians 9 20-23 he self Identifies He becomes one of the people he wants to convert to Christianity Mother Teresa self Identified with destitute to be able to minister to them the most productive missionaries learn the language…

Until about the year 1100, most people in Europe had only one name. With population increasing it became difficult to distinguish among people, so surnames were added. These came from four primary sources: a man’s occupation, such as John Cook, or Miller; location, such as John Overhill or Brook; patronymical,…

Introduction: We have just come through the climax of these first couple of chapters. And that climax was Christmas. We saw the birth of the Messiah - Jesus Christ. We saw the ordinary circumstances of a humble King born to two peasants and placed in a feeding trough. But then we saw the angelic worship…

Luke 2:1-21 Scene 1. Imagine a huge party being held on your birthday in your honour. There are presents and gifts and special speeches. More food and alcohol is consumed than at any other time of the year. Everyone considers the event so important that it is declared a public holiday. In fact it is…

And Here He Is 21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 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 23…

Have you ever been a witness to something? Sometimes it is a sobering experience. I once witnessed a pedestrian accident. Thankfully the pedestrian survived, but none the less I had to provide statements of what I saw to both the police and the insurance company. Other times it is something we enjoy…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Introduction So far in the Leviticus Torah portions we have talked about what is clean and unclean in the eyes of the Lord. We have been given guidliness (Mishpatim) of what to eat, how to do motherhood, how to server in the Tent of meeting And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:…

Introduction It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. Shemini = Eighth שְׁמִינִי shemini (1033a); from the same as 8083; eighth (an ord. number):—eighth(28), sheminith(1). Robert L. Thomas, New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - 1228 - You’re the word of God the Father Psalm Reading Be pleased, O Lord , to deliver me! O Lord , make haste to help me! Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight…

A journey can have surprises. Unexpected events which are inspirational. It might be a veiw that was far better than you imagined it would be. It might be an unexpected encounter with a magnificant example of God’s creation. It might be listening to the story of an inspiring person whom you just meet…

Do you trust God? Fully? Not only when He promises blessing but when He tells you no? Even to what you desire? Do you understand the danger in not be totally satisfied in God? That the works of the flesh, the sins of our lives, are rooted in being unsatisfied and not trusting God. Can you say with full…

Opening Good evening. My name is Dustin Huckstep and I am a Worship Leader here at Crete Church. Normally our pastor, Brett Revlett would be standing here giving a sermon on Christmas Eve, but given the unpredictable times we live in, One of his daughters came down with COVID-19 in the later parts of…

Merry Christmas family! Last year I opened with these words which remain true... “It has been quite a year with many uncertainties but through it all the Lord has been unchangingly faithful and gracious to us all. As we come together tonight we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who made it possible…

This year we have been talking about how all the glory belongs to God for Christmas. Josh started us off with a couple of great messages. His first message was how John the Baptist was prophesied and ultimately personified giving the glory to God. His second message in our series showed how God got glory…

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

Introduction vv. 21-24 The birth of Jesus. For those of us who have known the Lord for a long time, we have heard this account numerous times. Does it ever grow old? Do we weary of the reality of Christ’s birth? Some may wonder, “why is the birth of Jesus such a big deal?” In Genesis chapter 3 mankind…

8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold,…