Life comes at us quickly! No time to think! So we tend to operate on automatic pilot, allowing events to sweep us along. But here we are at the turn of a New Year — a great time to stop, think, evaluate, and plan. Create a little time in your schedule to pause, worship, hear […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Christmas Presence
Christmas Eve Service with Brent Walsh and Julie Walsh.
There Is Enough
Have you seen that TV commercial where the clerk says to the customer, “Have a super-sparkly day!” Many Christians engage in a similar kind of over-the-top happy-talk. To someone who is downcast, they might say something like, “Don’t you worry. The Lord will provide. Everything will be ok.” But will it? Should a thoughtful believer […]
The Little Drummer Boy
Christmas is the season of gift giving. But many of us don’t feel we have a lot to give — both literally and metaphorically. Most of us don’t feel gifted or powerful or wealthy. What gift can we give? How can we play a meaningful role in the divine drama of life unfolding around us? […]
Christmas Fear
Picture it. Magi from the East arrived in Jerusalem saying they had seen a star heralding the birth of the long-awaited Messiah. In response, the Scriptures say that “all of Jerusalem was frightened.” But why? Why would God’s people be afraid that something wonderful was happening in their time? As we explore this, we might […]
The Sound of Silence
With this sermon we begin a brand new Christmas Season series. We’ll begin by digging deep into the story of the star that appeared at Jesus’ birth and the Wise Men who followed the star. Who were these Wise Men, what did they really see, and why did they associate the star with the birth […]