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Intro; It’s hard to believe, but here we are again starting off a New Year. 2024 went out in a bang in our family, but life is always lived in the present and looking with hope for the future, that 2025 will be a better year than 2024. A better year depends upon two major factors; the world we live in…

Being pulled in different directions Do you know that feeling of being pulled in multiple directions? You have expectations from your parents. Perhaps they want you to live up to a certain ideal. It might be stated, or it might be implied, but either way, it’s usually clear, Your employer obviously has…

Luke 2:41-49 The story of Jesus' visit to the Temple at twelve years old is profound—not only because it marks a critical moment in His life, but because it reveals so much about family devotion, priorities, and what it means to pursue the will of God. Every year, Mary and Joseph traveled to Jerusalem…

Torah Portion : Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah : Judges 13:2-25 Road Map Review Map of the Journey in the Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok We explained Zadok comes from the word Zaddik - righteous this is the High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek Introduction Torah Portion : Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah…

Good Morning. The title of our Message today is, “What Can A Boy Tell Me?” Lessons we can learn from the young boy, Christ Jesus. If you have your Bibles go with me to Luke chapter 2. We will begin today in verse 39. As you are making your way to Luke chapter 2 you may be wondering as many people do…

Jesus Grows Up This morning we are going to wrap up the opening and prologue of Luke. Let’s not forget that throughout these opening chapters of Luke’s gospel that Luke is setting up an epic retelling of Jesus’ life and ministry. His purpose in these opening chapters is to create in us a sense of awe…

Luke 2:41-52 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him to…

Introduction As you’re turning to Luke chapter two, I invite you to take a moment and to think of one famous person in history. It can be anyone. Now, what do you know about the teenage years of that person? For example, you know of George Washington, but what do you know about his teenage years? I mentioned…

Introduction It’s the most wonderful time of the year…or so the song says. Disconnected Reality For many people, it just isn’t the most wonderful time of the year. If you sell anything, it is the busiest time of the year, and shoppers tend to save peace and goodwill for those they know. If you suffer…

Luke 2:21-39 Today, we’re looking at the account of Jesus’ dedication at the Temple in Jerusalem. In the first century, Jerusalem was a city of about 100,000 people and was the center of worship for Israel. The life of the city revolved around the Temple, an impressive structure expanded and beautified…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Nunc Dimittis This morning we are going to wrap up the birth narratives in Luke’s Gospel. And we are going to look at the last song that is sung by those impacted by Jesus’ birth. This is number 4 of 4. The first song was Mary’s Magnificat -where she magnifies the Lord. The second is Zech. Benedictus…

In the Scripture today Jesus is 41 days old, and in vs. 22 His parents have taken Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord. While they were there, the Holy Spirit made sure that they crossed paths with a very devoted man named Simeon. Vs. 26-32 tell us that, “It had been revealed to him by the…

I want to focus on two verses in our readings this morning and follow them up with a question. Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man. and then in Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Samuel grew, Jesus…

Holy Family Celebrating Jesus When we celebrate Christmas we remind ourselves that Jesus is not a disembodied vision from above. But a human who lived on Earth with us. That is why the Early Church had to establish festivals to celebrate him from conception to birth - and even aspects of his childhood.…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

“God Gives Sonship to Those Born in Slavery” Heaven’s Greatest Gift Sets Us Free From Death and Sin Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen! Today is the 10th Day of Christmas. Today is a special day because we get to hear Scripture readings…

Reflection and Perspective (Luke 2:19) I. Intro A. So how was your Christmas? 1. Did Santa bring everything you asked him to? 2. What time did you get up Christmas morning? 3. How many pounds did you gain? 4. How many dollars worth of Christmas paper, bows, and boxes did you throw away? 5. How many of…

I’ve been so blessed these last few weeks, getting to sit under the teaching of some of the men of this church. We are abundantly blessed. It’s good for us to hear from different voices—different voices proclaiming the same good news. What a gift it is, as a church, to have such willing and able men,…

Intro This is the Linus passage. If you’ve seen A Charlie Brown Christmas then you likely can picture the scene in your head. But if you haven’t seen it - which I would incredibly surprised by - since it has been on television nearly every year since 1965. However, if you for someone reason have not…

“We abhor, besides, and anathematize those who say falsely that he is but the mere Word of God and non-existent, having his being in another—at one time the ‘expressed’ Word, as some say, at another the ‘immanent’ Word, holding that he was not Christ or Son of God or mediator or image of God before ages;…

I have told you before that the story of the Shepherds is my favorite of the Christmas stories. Luke tells about the forgotten all through his gospel. In a day of Religious men, Luke tells Mary’s story. In a day of high power Greek warriors and Pharisees that control everything that happened in religious…

Intro: Our Christmas series thus far has covered several aspects of why our world needs our Saviour. Pastor Fil began to fill in the details of this Saviour with a look at the love of God. Then I preached an overarching message on peace. Last week Fill preached on the hope we have from our saviour. Today…

Not a biography The gospels cannot be looked at as a biography, there is too much to record everything ( Jn21:25 ) 25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. The…