So what did angels and prophets say when you were born? Nothing? Think again! This sermon explores how the words of others have shaped our lives (for better or worse) just as profoundly as the words of angels and prophets shaped Jesus’ life. Watch for a Christmas sermon that’s probably unlike any you’ve heard before. […]
Category Archives: Christmas
Don’t Make Me Come Down There!
We’ve spent a couple weeks looking at stories surrounding the birth of Christ — it is the season, after all. This week, something related but maybe not the first thing that comes to mind at Christmastime: What did it really mean for God to become human? The scriptures say that Jesus “emptied himself” of divine […]
Christmas Surprise
This sermon looks at a portion of the traditional Christmas story — the shepherds and angels. It’s an old, familiar story. But here we look at its historical context, and when we understand that, it becomes even more relevant and meaningful for us today. Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this […]
Christmas Program 2008: Bethlehem Treasure
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Miracle on My Street
This sermon looks at a portion of the traditional Christmas story — the shepherds and angels. Yawn! That old thing again? Not quite. Have you ever wondered why these particular shepherds were told the incredible news and were allowed to see the Messiah? There are a couple of clues in the text we can apply […]
Are You Available?
This week, being so close Christmas and all, we’ll look at a portion of the Christmas story — the shepherds visit to the Christ child. That old thing again? No surprises there! Blah, blah, blah. It all depends on how you look at it. We’ll dig beneath the familiar to find something more. How can […]
Everybody’s Searching for Something
What does your soul thirst for? Most of us could come up with a long list of things that would make us happy. That’s part of the excitement of Christmas — it taps into that subconscious sense that maybe there is something out there, just waiting to surprise me, just waiting to be unwrapped, something […]