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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…

This is the last year in 2023, another year will soon behind us. It’s hard to believe! This church will have been going for 168 years old this April. I am currently the 28th pastor, including one pastor returning I came in December of 2019, and have now been here for four years. We made it through a…

Tonight I’m going to take a few minutes to consider several different perspectives from the characters we see in our Christmas story. Because chances are you know the story, but I want us to put ourselves in the story and to consider some of the things we don’t always think about. So we’re going to start…

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). 8 Prophecies of Birth Over 300 prophecies in the OT pointing to Jesus. Peter Stoneman, Chairman of the Department…

Intro Is greatness a title that is earned or given? Mohammad Ali claimed the title, and for a time proved it. But that couldn’t last. Our economy can be great if all the indicators are pointing in the right direction. But it’s impact is felt on each one of us individually. What is the worlds greatest…

Luke 2:1-7 Well we come to the birth of Jesus in our verse by verse look at the Gospel of Luke. We arrive about 8-10 weeks early for the perfect paring of the Christmas season. But we should remember this wonderful story all year, not just in December. For four centuries, the Jewish people had awaited…

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…

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…

14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. 2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings…

Temporary tears accomplish suprising glory.

2023 Christ’s Birthday Observance The God Who Gives Which should encourage us to give as well. What are the ways you can give of yourself, your resources, your hospitality, your story of salvation, and you worship to God? The God Who Gives Favor #1 Mary’s Amazing Surrender to God’s Plans The God Who…

Journeys are important. Sometimes we need reminded the journey is just as important as the destination. Advent is a journey of expecting God to show up in our world. This is part of the purpose we find ourselves in. If we are not careful we can quickly just appear at Christmas, the same with Easter,…

Matthew 2:1-12 Tradition and Truth Who were the wisemen? Where did they come from? Magi- Persian king makers, possibly descended from Daniel’s leadership of Satraps ( Dan. 6 ) kept the memory of Daniel’s revelation of the presentation of Mashiach Nagid ( Dan. 9 ) possibly influenced by strong Jewish…

Introduction: Christmas is a holiday that always comes under attack by the unbelieving world. We talked about how the world will attack us as Christians because we belong to our Father in Heaven. The reject God so therefore they reject us. We see also how easily the world will mock Christianity while…

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.

We are all searching for something. The ads have told us so. Maybe we have been poked and prodded to “make a list”. Our politicians tell us we are searching for their leadership. May I ask this evening, “what are you searching for?” Our world is hurting. We have drugs, disease, division and pain all…

Matthew 2:1-12 We have been looking at the Truth about Our Hope these last few weeks. The Ladies just sang of that hope that had lived among the people through the ages. We began by looking at the hope of Christ’s Second coming earlier this month. We learned that this hope motivates us to live a life…

The Magi V 1 Astrologers from the east maybe from Babylon With the captivity from Israel to Babylon Daniel’s prophecies other prophets writings or maybe they were given a prophecy from God about the star but the new star appeared when they were in the east they saw it and knew what it meant they made…

Joy to the World Luke 2:8–9 “Now 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.” Luke 2:10–14 “Then the angel said…

Introduction I grew up in a home where I was lovingly chastened when I did something wrong. Sometimes my mom would address it, but sometimes when I made really bad choices, she would tell me to wait until dad got home. Now when my Dad’s car pulled in the driveway as he came home from work, a feeling…

Intro In December 1914, 5 months into the First World War there was as one day truce along certain parts of the western front on Christmas Day. The reports state that from one trench on the British side they were singing Christmas carols, and on the German side they were also singing Christmas carols.…

MATTHEW 2:1-2 | A JOURNEY WORTH TAKING ME : How do I struggle with this? INTRODUCTION : I remember as a little kid, being loaded up in our car, with my baby sister in her carseat next to me. We were traveling down from Indiana to Florida, and somewhere along the way in Tennessee or Georgia, we had hit…

In a world filled with uncertainty, the Christmas season reminds us of a promise kept—a light that pierced the darkness, a hope that was born in a humble stable. "Hope is Born" takes us back to the prophecies of old and their miraculous fulfillment in the birth of Jesus Christ. Discover how this unshakable hope transforms our lives today, renewing our faith in God’s promises and inspiring us to live as carriers of His light. This is more than a story; it’s an invitation to experience the true hope of Christmas in a personal and life-changing way.