Sermons

Tonight we’re continuing our study of some of the great carols of Christmas by focusing on “Away In A Manger” — a song that children have loved to sing for hundreds of years. By the way, legend has it that the great reformer, Martin Luther, wrote “Away In A Manger” for his own children way […]

I don’t know about you but I ENJOY watching KIDS ENJOY Christmas. A couple weeks ago we had Daniel and Ashley over and it was so much fun to see Lydia’s reaction to our Christmas tree. I know she’s only 3 months old and like all grandfathers I may be exaggerating a bit—but it seems […]

Luke 1:26 – In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 – to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 – The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly […]

I’m not sure—but I believe the film that FIRST put Steven Spielberg on the map, so to speak, was: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. How many of you remember it’s debut? I went to see it with some of my college buddies and I remember that we were very impressed with the special effects, […]

1st Thessalonians 5:16 – 18 – Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances. This is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Psalm 84:11 – For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. […]

Psalm 8:3 – When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, 4 – What is MAN that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him? One of the most POPULAR types of movies made these days […]

Ephesians 5:25 – Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her 26 – to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the Word, 27 – and to present her to Himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, […]

Sometimes in this life we have the right supplies to make it through successfully, but we tend not to utilize them, either. When we try to do the job without the right tools it can make us want to give up. I have spoken with a fair number of people in recent months who are in dire straits because they forget the promise of God’s power in their lives. Some are simply discouraged; others have faced too many challenges that have worn them down. These sorts of things can keep us from being the “Me’s” that God intended each one of us to be.

Acts 2:42 – They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 – Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 – All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 – Selling […]

Psalm 1:1 – Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 – But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. 3 – He […]