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Introduction As you might already know, my favorite movie is Lord of the Rings, and yes, I treat them as one whole movie. But of the three movies, if I had to pick one, it would be the Two Towers. I watched that movie seemingly on repeat while I was in college. It would be on in the background while…

The Journey of Faith: Seeking the King Seeking God Jeremiah 29:13 ‘You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. What does it mean to seek God? 1. Pursuit of the Promised Matthew 2:1–3 “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from…

We have discussed many different religions throughout this series and we have come to what I desire to be the last one. That is, how to evangelize Jewish people. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Beth-lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2…

A couple weeks ago, I introduced the sermon by discussing the problem with doing something for the first time. Do you remember that? I said the problem with doing something for the first time is that you can never repeat the event. You can do the exact same things in the exact same order, but it will…

Coral service 22 Decmeber 24

Who Were The Wise Men? Matthew chapter two tells us the story of Jesus a short time after He was born. Up to two years after He was born He was still in Bethlehem and emissaries from the east arrived looking for Him. These are who we call the “wise men”. This week let’s look at this fascinating episode…

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem…

Wise Men Still Seek Him (Matthew 2:1-11)

Christmas Unwrapped Unwrapping the Gifts of the Wise Men Introduction: This morning we are going to continue our teaching series “Christmas Unwrapped” I want to begin today by asking a simple question.... Maybe it was something unexpected, something deeply personal, or even something that changed the…

5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” 6 For to us a child is born, to…

(S1) — Favorite Christmas Movies Every Christmas movie has a character who’s only goal is to wreck Christmas. It’s a Wonderful Life (Mr Potter)/The (Grinch) Who Stole Christmas/Home Alone (Harry/Marv) Even your beloved Hallmark movies…t here is always a villain, someone whose chief goal is to make others…

We have discussed many different religions throughout this series and we have come to what I desire to be the last one. That is, how to evangelize Jewish people. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Beth-lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2…

Matthew 2:1-12 My family watched the movie Unsung Heroes again the other day. It’s a true story about the Smallbone family. At a difficult time in their lives, the Smallbones—who would one day become the family behind the Christian band For King & Country—were struggling financially. Christmas was approaching,…

TEXT: MATTHEW 2:1-10 | WHEN YOU DON’T SEE THE STAR ME ILLUSTRATION : I had already gotten my first elk, and we had prepared it to come back and pack it out this next day with a horse. Tressa’s dad and I were looping our way around to camp, when suddenly Joe dropped to his knee and pulled the trigger.…

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…

We have discussed many different religions throughout this series and we have come to what I desire to be the last one. That is, how to evangelize Jewish people. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Beth-lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2…

Matthew 2:1-12 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed,…

Matthew 2:1-12 THE SACRIFICE OF BIBLICAL WORSHIP – PART 2 Intro : I would like to draw our hearts back to the theme of worship today. In our last study, we considered the “ Feast of the First Fruits ”, and how Israel was called upon to worship God by giving back to Him. They were to take the things He…

TEXT: MATTHEW 2:1-11 | THE COST OF THE JOURNEY ME INTRODUCTION: HOW DO I STRUGGLE WITH THIS? God puts opposites together so many times. And that is true for Tressa and I. I am the spender in our family. How many of you are like me and you enjoy life, and having fun, and buying things? And I married a…

We have discussed many different religions throughout this series and we have come to what I desire to be the last one. That is, how to evangelize Jewish people. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Beth-lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2…

Walking Through the second chapter of Matthew. We weren’t able to record the first chapter.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled,…

It was a brisk evening in Chicago, 1881. The streets hummed with life, their edges softened by the golden glow of electric lights. The new technology had arrived only recently, but already it was transforming the city. In one neighborhood, beneath a great canvas tent, a crowd gathered, not to marvel…

Becoming a GOAT We all want greatness and our world can pressure us to be a GOAT, or Greatest Of All Time. This desire is not necessarily bad but can be confusing. Who defines greatness? If we want to be great, and I am not opposed to it, then we must ask who gets to define greatness. Christmas gives…

The grasshopper played through summer’s glow, While the ant worked hard in the fields below. “Come dance!” cried the grasshopper, full of delight, But the ant pressed on from morn to night. “Why waste your time on food and care? The sun is shining; the weather is fair!” The grasshopper laughed, his heart…