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I’ve always thought of the 12 days of Christmas as something leading up to Christmas, starting on the 13th and going to the 25th. This isn’t the case though. The 12 days of Christmas start on 25th and push forward with days of celebration and feasting until January 6th. January 6th is a day that isn’t…

What Time is It in Your Soul? BC — Before Christ in Only Darkness AD — After Christ is Only Eternal Light The season of Epiphany is the season of God revealing, demonstrating, showing, himself as the fulfiller of the promise to Adam and Eve that he would find a way back for mankind to once again reside…

Keeping things in context and perspective We have seen the rise of the Babylonian kingdom under Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar. Today we look at the rise of the Medo-Persian empire under Darius then Cyrus with a view of the Grecian empire under Alexander and then his generals and a pesty little horn…

22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. He has just fed the 5000… besides women and children. Jesus was sending his disciples to Capernaum, and he was taking time to pray and to dismiss the crowds… not in that order! 23…

Help! Need understanding Daniel wanted understanding, to have knowledge of the vision and God sent a messenger with the answer to Daniel’s faithful prayer request. There is so much history found in chapter 11 of Daniel, this morning we are covering some 130 years or more. Side note: there is opinion…

GOAL — That hearers rejoice to know that, just as God loves and is pleased with His Son, Jesus; therefore, He loves and is pleased with us who are baptized into Christ. MALADY — We sometimes see baptism as nothing more than a tradition, or we are able live any way we wish, now that we are baptized. MEANS…

History Lesson Chapter 10 of Daniel introduces the final vision of Daniel. It is important to pay attention to context. It is a prophesy, a specific prophesy as it will impact specific people. 14 “Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for…

Week 2 - Humility Once upon a time a rider came across a few soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log of wood without success. The corporal was standing by just watching as the men struggled.The rider couldn’t believe it. He finally asked the corporal why he wasn’t helping. The corporal replied:…

Reception Uncovered — “Rejection is not the Exception But the Rule” It is easy to assume that God’s Word ought to be a welcomed guest wherever it is preached. We are also surprised when that same Word is met with apathy or rejection by those who hear it. It is also easy to conclude that when the Word…

“Anointing Uncovered” Luke 3:16 “John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But someone mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” This past Sunday the message was on all three of this evening’s passages, and…

God pulls back the curtains of Heaven to declare who Jesus is; how will you respond?

Reception Uncovered — “Rejection is not the Exception But the Rule” It is easy to assume that God’s Word ought to be a welcomed guest wherever it is preached. We are also surprised when that same Word is met with apathy or rejection by those who hear it. It is also easy to conclude that when the Word…

Delight Uncovered I have a friend in San Diego who loves wine. San Diego is very much a desert climate, but there is also a lot of granite. It is a challenge to cultivate the soil due to all the rock and granite. Well, my friend built his dream home on top of a steep hill in San Diego county, and decided…

Scripture Reading 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” 3 When King Herod heard this, he…

“Anointing Uncovered” Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Have you ever noticed that at times things appear different than what they really are? The other day, Friday I believe, it was an absolutely gorgeous day. The sun was shining, the…

Jesus Reveals His Glory at a Wedding Do you know what is amazing, even remarkable. It’s not that God’s changed water into wine. Rather, it is the manner in which He did so. He didn’t do so according to the laws He set down to govern what we like to call “nature.” Instead, he chose to do so by means of…

What are you afraid of? If you watched the 1986 movie “The Fly”, starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, you will recall the tagline phrase "Be afraid, be very afraid". Search Google with that phrase and you'll get about 370 million results. I expect what we are going through right now with COVID-19…

Big Idea of the Message: Jesus is willing to meet you where you are today yet He doesn’t want you to stay put. Looking How many of us are looking for something; We call that something happiness and it can come in many shapes or forms; And we try to fill this happiness with stuff - toys, food, alcohol,…

“God Gives Sonship to Those Born in Slavery” Heaven’s Greatest Gift Sets Us Free From Death and Sin Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen! Today is the 9th Day of Christmas. Today is also the 2nd Sunday after Christmas, which does not happen…

Christmas is Over—or Is It? If I say January 6, what does that bring to mind? (Capitol riots/insurrection—right for US history but wrong for Church history.) January 6 is the day we celebrate the coming of the wise men to see Jesus in his house in Bethlehem. (No, the wise men did NOT come to see Jesus…

Intro Earlier we spoke on Gods impartiality - Gods Kindness - Motives as vs 16 says God judges the secrets of men. Our deeds (actions) will be judged - Our inward man directly affects out outward actions. You know a tree by its fruit. Text 17 But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely upon the Law and boast…

We try to hide our faults and failures from others. We want people to see us at our best. Perhaps we assume that if people knew what we were really like, they would want nothing to do with us. There’s no hiding from God; He is all-seeing and all-knowing. Christ Jesus has witnessed our very worst, even…

“Stop the world! I want to get off!” This is the reaction most of us have when we run into a major roadblock in our day. You know that feeling when something out of your control happens and throws a major monkey wrench your way. The coffee pot just exploded; your computer decides to take the day off…

Jesus Christ was Called to His Mission This morning, we are going to jump right into this passage, just as Jesus jumped right into teaching when he reached the area surrounding the Sea of Galilee, and in particular, his home town of Nazareth. I just want to give you a couple historical/contextual facts…