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The Call of Christmas: Joseph: A Call to Protect For Joseph, he was given a call to protect and a call of prompt obedience. As every husband and father is given charge to protect his family, Joseph had already made a commitment to protect Mary. I mentioned last week that for Mary and Joseph, their betrothal…

Christmas Unwrapped Unwrapping the Virgin Birth Introduction: This morning we are going to start a teaching series entitled “Christmas Unwrapped” This morning we are going to begin by unwrapping the virgin birth. Let’s start this teaching by asking one simple question. Why was it necessary for Christ…

The Perspective of Joseph Bible Passage: Mt 1:18–25 This morning I want to start a mini series that will take us into the lives of four different kinds of individuals. From a poor Carpenter to a virgin girl, to three wise men from a far country, to two outcast shepherds, we will see how each one of these…

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was…

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, if you have your Bibles turn with me to Luke chapter 2 and we will begin in verse 21. Luke chapter 2. As you are making your way there, I hope that you will make it a priority to be with us on Wednesday evening as we take time to remember what Christ did for us on the Cross. We will eat…

Good Morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 2. Today we are going to look at the birth of Christ and even more strategically that God was providentially at work behind the scene of all of this. Would you stand with me today for the reading of God’s Word. 1 In those days a decree went out…

The day has finally come. It is Christmas Eve. Today and tomorrow will begin innumerable celebrations of Christmas. We gather today to celebrate this season and remember the Christ of Christmas. The greatest gift the world has ever received is Christ himself. Matthew 1:18-25 tells the story of the angel…

Let me begin this morning by saying Merry Christmas to everyone that is here. We have finally made it. This entire year ends with a celebration of the one that came to bring hope, love, joy and peace to our earth. He came here to save us. Jesus is truly at the heart of Christmas. If you have your bibles…

Introduction: Merry Christmas everyone. It is a joy to be in the house of the Lord on Christmas Eve. People get excited for Christmas. It is hard not to be excited about things like the lights, trees, candy canes, presents, eggnog, snow (which doesn’t look too likely for us this year at Christmas!),…

Introduction When a child is born into this world, most times there are few people who can describe that new babe better than the mother that birthed him. As the mother nurtures her baby, she soon memorizes every feature of that little face. She might notice how the baby favors the father or mother or…

Prayer Let’s pray. Preamble When considering what to bring out of the Christmas story I had one word that kept coming back to me again and again. I had no idea how I would deal with it, but of all the words I could have chosen to focus on, this seemed the most important and is at the very heart of what…

Have you ever read the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ? This is a children’s classic. The story is about a kid who wakes up and everything in his day goes wrong. From real troubles to superficial problems, it is a case of Murphy’s Law in action. You do know what Murphy’s…

The resurrection and born again experience is not something that is merely written in books but rather upon the hearts of men. This resurrection of Jesus Christ was the culmination and crescendo of the entire plan of redemption for mankind. It was, I would say the most important and significant events…

Twas the Night Before…….. Last year on Christmas Eve, I had the opportunity to read one of my favorite Christmas poems to my Grandchildren, begins…. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Well this is how the world tells it any way,…

Introduction: At Christmas we often focus on the “three kings” of Christmas. These were really the magi but the song has ingrained three kings in our minds and we also don’t really know how many of them there were. We know that they brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They will arrive in…

But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen…

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…

An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram, Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon,…

You may have noticed that over the past few weeks the texts that we have been looking at have more or less corresponded with the advent candle that we were lighting. However, what I have focused on more in the last month was what these texts communicate about to us about who Jesus in. And thus this has…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while…

Receiving a Coming King Sermon Notes : Let Jesus have His Throne A King is Coming Jesus Christ was prophesied to be born. A prophesied king A little over six thousand years ago, a savior was prophesied to be born. To crush the head of Satan and liberate us from our bonds of sin. As history progressed…

Introduction It’s the most wonderful time of the year…or so the song says. Disconnected Reality Your mileage may vary, but for many people, it just isn’t the most wonderful time of the year. Pain and tragedy are ubiquitous in our fallen world. The notion that the whole world is full of love, joy, peace,…

Nothing is impossible with God How many of you will throw leftovers or something in the microwave when you are in a hurry? You toss it in, press the buttons to turn it on, then you just stand there and wait for your food to finish. How many of you will watch the numbers count down, but feel like it is…

If there was one woman in the bible that we could say stood out, and was most recognized, and most memorable, who would we say it was? Mary Of all the extraordinary women in Scripture, one stands out above all others as the most blessed, most highly favored by God, and most universally admired by women.…