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Sometimes we try so hard to make Christmas feel special that forget the ways in which Christmas is also ordinary; God did something special when Jesus was born at Christmas, but it came into an ordinary world in an ordinary way.

Just too Ordinary Mark 6:1–13 (ESV) Introduction Jesus left Capernaum and travelled southward into the hill country until he came to the village where he had spent his youth and the early years of his maturity. Jesus returned to Nazareth as would a rabbi , accompanied by his disciples. Our Lord returns…

Jesus shows us in the way he arrives at Christmas that he shows up in our very ordinary world; and God continues to show up in our ordinary world today.

Time To Train the Pharisees are now plotting to kill Jesus Jesus is ruining their happy religion their religion of works which is the basis of all satanic religions Jesus has a group of disciples that follow Him #? from this group He will choose His Apostles the ones that He will spend the most time…

Our walk of faith is grounded in the miraculous, but grows through ordinary means of grace.

Simon the Zealot The next name given in Luke 6:15 is “Simon called the Zealot.” 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and…

CALL AS APOSTLES 12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip,…

Common Men, Uncommon Calling Tonight we will start a study on twelve ordinary, common men who were called to an uncommon task. This study is to take the twelve disciples and place them, not as supernatural beings, but as common men that God used in extraordinary ways to spread the Gospel. Why do you…

His Greed Shortly after the raising of Lazarus, and just before Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Jesus and the disciples returned to Bethany, on the outskirts of the city. This was the place where Lazarus had been raised and where he lived with his sisters, Mary and Martha. Jesus was invited to…

Balancing Ambition and Humility John was ambitious, especially early in his life. But it is wrong to have selfish motives, and it’s especially wrong to be ambitious without also being humble. Another important balance must be struck, or else a virtue turns into a vice. Ambition without humility becomes…

James Of the three disciples in jesus’ closest inner circle, James is the least familiar to us. The biblical account is practically devoid of any explicit details about his life and character. He never appears as a stand-alone character in the Gospel accounts, but he is always paired with his younger…

The final group of four apostles is the least known to us, except for Judas Iscariot, who made himself notorious by selling Christ to be crucified. This group seems to have been less intimate with Christ than the other eight disciples. They are virtually silent in the Gospel narratives. Little is known…

40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). What is the significance of Andrew’s statement? Andrew recognized Christ as the Messiah - the one who…

Fisher of Men Why is the term “Fishers of Men” used by Jesus? What does it take to be a “fisherman”? Study the fish, know what water temp is needed, where cover is, how to present the bait… We know every detail in an effort to be successful in our catch. Now, how does that translate into winning souls?…

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” The most notorious and universally scorned of all the disciples is Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. His name appears last in every biblical list of apostles, except for the list in Acts 1 , where it doesn’t appear…

Balancing Love and Truth John was committed to the truth, there is no doubt about that. From the beginning we see him as a spiritually aware man who sought to know and follow the truth. When we first encounter John, both he and Andrew are disciples of John the Baptist. But like Andrew, John without hesitation…

Fire from Heaven Jesus is preparing to pass through Samaria. He was heading to Jerusalem for the final Passover, which He knew would culminate in His death, burial, and resurrection. If we ever wonder why James and John were called the Sons of Thunder, let’s look at Luke 9:51-56 for the response they…

Individual Value So, what was the most notable aspect of Andrew? He respected and valued each and every person. If we look at Andrew, he brought individual people to Jesus - not groups or crowds. Interestingly, also, almost every time we hear Andrew mentioned in the gospels he is bringing someone to…

Apostles In these four listings found in the New Testament, all will list very similarly into three groups of four. As we look at these groups, the first set Peter, Andrew, James, and John were the ones closest to Christ and Peter is always at the head of the list. Group two always has Philip at the…

A Lawsuit Your ancestors found no wrong in me (2.5) They did not deny my power bringing them up from Egypt (2.6) You landed in a plentiful land (2.7) But your rulers forsook me (2.8) This doesn’t even happen in foreign lands (2.10) Nations don’t change their gods! (2.11) The witnessing heavens should…

We are warping up our 4 week series Marked- Called by the Savior. We all have an invitation for Jesus to follow his teaching and embrace his life in every area of our lives. We will be in Mark chapter 5 this morning. If you have your bible go head and turn there or you can follow along on the screen…

Our Scripture text this morning comes from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 : Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation…

There is a story of two boys who were misbehaving, and the preacher, thinking he will change them by getting them to understand God’s omnipresence, asks the older boy, “Son, do you know where God is?” The boy was struck silent at this, and after the preacher asked him the same question a second and third…

The glory of the Lord arrives at Christmas; but it is not always what we expect.

Songs of Pure Joy When was the last time something happened in your life that brought you pure joy? I’m not talking about excitement… I’m talking about something that caused your response to be a little out of your ordinary… Maybe even a little bit wild and unreserved? Have you ever found yourself… just…