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Introduction A school teacher in England tells a charming story. At Christmas time she supervised the construction of a manger scene in a corner of the classroom. The children participated happily in the project. They also enjoyed casting characters for the drama depicting the Nativity. The teacher noticed…

Luke 21:25-36 Today we will start a new series I am just simply entitling Advent. The Word advent is used throughout Western Christianity to speak of the season of Christmas, as especially the commemoration of the birth of Jesus. Baptist churches do not traditionally use the term advent in their worship,…

The people of Israel had forgotten their hope. Judea and Galilee were under direct control of the Roman Empire. The region where Jesus presumably spent his whole life, was overseen by a puppet kings of Rome, one of the sons of Herod the Great. Eventually, this puppet king Archelaus would be supplanted…

WELCOMING Good morning church family and online viewing guest. I welcome each of you to today's online live stream worship gathering. LIVE STREAM INSTRUCTIONS Let me encourage you right now to hit that share button and share this live stream service with your friends and family. That is just a small…

Candle Lighting - In the fullness of time, God sent the angel Gabriel to Zacharias, a humble Levite priest, who ministered before God at the temple in Jerusalem. Appearing in a vision, the angel foretold the birth of John the Baptist who would be sent to prepare the way for the Messiah. And with the…

What is going on here? Supposed to be going ito Advent, into the Christmas season, looking forward to celebrating the Christ child in our midst, and yet, here we are, with Jesus, talking about the end of the world Not only that, but this first Sunday of Advent is supposed to be on the them of hope, yet…

Intro: I remember the first date I went on with my wife. We had met at the prom and had a good evening, but then came the first real test, the first real date. I sure hoped that she liked me, well because her liking me depended on me and lets be honest, it can be hard to like me, especially when I was…

Human Hope Hope there are several ways that hope is defined. *As a noun... 1.a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen: A: "he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information" B. "I had high hopes of making the Olympic team" 2.a feeling of trust: A:…

Hope - While we long to see God take action, when we have no clue about His view of time! Introduction: Part of the Wonder of Christmas is how God chose to give much needed hope to His people. For years and years before Jesus ever fulfilled the hundreds of prophecies that pointed to His initial arrival,…

Introduction A school teacher in England tells a charming story. At Christmas time she supervised the construction of a manger scene in a corner of the classroom. The children participated happily in the project. They also enjoyed casting characters for the drama depicting the Nativity. The teacher noticed…

The Newborn King Welcome to the first Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. The word advent is a version of a Latin term which means “coming.” So we use these weeks leading up to Christmas as a chance to look forward to our celebration of the arrival…

Ever gaze in WONDER at the beauty of…stars, creation...? Slow down…Look even more intently at the WONDER of Christmas…? SILENT NIGHT — Christmas Eve — Candlelight I need Christmas more than ever this year! How about you? Advent — The wonder of PEACE, JOY, LOVE, GIFT... The PROPHETS — The wonder of the…

Today we begin a new series called The Heart of Christmas. Over the next few weeks and concluding on Christmas Eve, we want to look at what is exactly at the heart of Christmas. Today, I want you to know that hope is at the heart of Christmas. Let me take a moment and show you what I mean. I remember…

Countdown Video: Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside…

Prayer: “Lord Jesus, you are the resurrection and the life. We ask you to resurrect us now, today, and give us life where sin and darkness have set in. Help us to live as you lived, trust as you trusted, and love as you loved. Amen.” The story of Lazarus is filled with emotions on the extremes: from…

Countdown Video: Our Greatest Hope Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. Hope: Luke 1:26–38 (NASB95) 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel…

Well…it didn’t take long did it? The moment we put down our forks and finished our thanksgiving feasts, radio stations began playing Christmas songs, churches began scheduling special services, our neighbors began climbing steep ladders to decorate their homes, and retail stores began pumping up their…

Membership A. This morning we have the pleasure of receiving and welcoming a new member. 1. We are going to publicly welcome our newest member, Carol Abel… B. I have had opportunity to welcome many members over the almost 12 years that I have been pastor here. 1. Praise God! C. I wish I could tell you…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 1: The Gift of Hope Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween, the Christmas songs stuck in your head, the lights and shopping and cookies and parties—do you ever want to just stand up and…

Grace 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. Grace God allowed Isaiah the prophet…

Introduction Last week we began our journey through Isaiah First chapter set the foundation for us Isaiah is about salvation, it’s about Jesus By looking at the message to Judah we were confronted with reality of our own situation, our own sinfulness We were also lifted to see the mercy of God He is…

21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples…

Growing up, my family had a family tradition during Christmas time. I’m sure that many of your families did as well. One of those traditions was watching a well-known Christmas movie. How many of you are familiar with “A Christmas Story” from 1983? Yes, kids 1983, it’s an “old” movie … in this movie,…