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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…

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…

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:…

When God acts, praise is multiplied and response is expected.

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…

Intro: One of the things we need to understand about the past generation of Jewish people during the time of Christ and even after his life was that Angels were a big deal. Angels assisted in giving the law to Moses and there where angels who would speak to Godly saints. So, I want us to keep all of…

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…

Entertaining Angels has been our theme this season, following along with Christ’s Birthday Observance from the Christian Women’s Connection annual reminder to make Jesus the Subject of our Christmas celebrations. Mary Lopez began the season for us on the first Sunday of Advent with a reminder that we…

This is the only day, literally, the entire world thinks about Jesus Christ, in their own way I look at Christmas like I look at Thanksgiving, July 4, Memorial Day or Veterans Day There’s a lot of gift giving I want to talk about the First Gift Greatest gift of God is his grace and mercy - exemplified…

Intro: Favorite Christmas memories (Christmas Breakfast, Family dinner, presents, the Christmas songs at church, The staying up for Santa, the wonder of what was to come…) Over the past couple of decades, I have taken more and more notice that the season of Christmas has lost some of its wonder. Not…

6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out…

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,…

The Shepherds And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, Good will toward men. “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” “There is glory for God in…

Opening, Prayer. To get where I want to go with this sermon today, I want to tell a short story... A number of years ago I had the privilege of visiting a certain country where if you are not born a Christian, becoming a Christian is illegal. While there, we spent time teaching in an English lab where…

Intro – With all the hustle and bustle going on right now as you start to getting ready for Christmas, I believe we need to be reminded why Christmas is a good idea. Without Christmas… • The candied fruit market would completely collapse! • Our boring, uneventful lives would have no stress at all! •…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 1: The Gift of Hope Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween, the Christmas songs stuck in your head, the lights and shopping and cookies and parties—do you ever want to just stand up and…

It’s a good day. It is an amazing day because we are able to worship Jesus. This is what we are created for. How many of you believe that Jesus gives you hope for today? How many of you believe that accepting that Jesus is God, that he died for you and committing to follow Him is the most important belief…

Shepherds and Sheep 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,…

Amazing Promise 10 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house. 11 And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your…