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Good Morning. If you have your Bible turn with me to Luke chapter one. Today we come to the announcement of the birth of Christ. Over the years there have been some amazing announcements. The announcement that we had put a man on the moon was huge. Countries have declared victory announcements. Teams…

The Anticipation of Jesus Birth Luke 1:26–38 We are entering into the final countdown to Christmas day. It is a wonderful time of year, one in which we reflect on the birth of our Lord, the Savior of the world. Sadly for many in our day, it is simply a season that is consumed with gifts, gatherings,…

INTRODUCTION . 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with…

Good morning and Merry Christmas! Today is for the Christian church one of our highest Holy Days. Today we gather together in order to celebrate a baby. I can remember early on in my Christian walk thinking that when we gather together and celebrate someones birthday. Which is what we are doing. We have…

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ. Matthew very precisely defends the virgin birth of Jesus Christ both humanly and divinely.

Call to worship Welcome everyone! What a unique day we get to be a part of today! The next Sunday Christ as will not be until 2033 That means these two days will not line up for another 11 years. That is pretty significant! I want to read from John 3:13 -17 for our call to worship LET US STAND AND WORSHIP!…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, we can now turn our attention to the greatest time of year: Christmas! Every year it is the pastor’s task to decide what he will preach during the weeks leading up to Christmas. This year we are going to explore prophecy…

This morning we looked at the life of Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus. We saw how his life was altered by a seemingly scandalous situation [ Mary ], but yet he adapted to the situation to fulfill his purpose in ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’, because he listened to the voice of God! Tonight we will…

Introduction: Last week we discussed the persevering promise. We talked about how long Zechariah and Elizabeth awaited the birth of a son to them. This week we are going to learn about the impossible promise. I am sure that most of us know that it takes a mom and a dad to have a baby. We won’t go into…

Mary’s Willingness Mary was a special person because of her willingness to bear a child to be a possible unwed teen mom to face the hostility of the towns people to have the possibility of her betrothed husband divorce her to live in deep poverty to be a servant of God and carry this child Her faith…

song \ˈsȯŋ\ noun [Middle English, from Old English sang ; akin to Old English singan to singular] before 12th century 1 : the act or art of singing 2 : poetical composition 3 a : a short musical composition of words and music b : a collection of such compositions 4 : a distinctive or characteristic sound…

Introduction: Merry Christmas everyone. It is a joy to be in the house of the Lord on Christmas Eve. People get excited for Christmas. It is hard not to be excited about things like the lights, trees, candy canes, presents, eggnog, snow (which doesn’t look too likely for us this year at Christmas!),…

Virgin When you think about the word “virgin” what comes to mind? Questions to ponder this morning: Do you believe in the virgin birth? Why do you believe what you believe? 1998 Harris poll showed 83% of Americans believed in the virgin birth of Jesus. Defined as Jesus was born of the virgin Mary Jesus…

I want us to take a journey back in time, some 2000 years ago, during the month of December. I want us to consider the “Greatest Story Ever Told”. This story actually began in eternity past but we will start 9 months before the birth of Jesus. This story is the greatest story ever told for many reasons;…

Behold The Lamb Series - Sermon #2 The Preparation Intro : As we draw near the day that we celebrate as the day of the birth of our Lord and Savior, we are reminded that His birth was something that had been promised thousands of years earlier in Gen.3 . We saw this last week. We saw the promised Lambs…

The Promise of Christmas Introduction: Christmas is a time of joy, peace, and hope for many people. But it is also a time of remembering the promise that God made to us through his Son, Jesus Christ. The promise of Christmas is not just about a baby in a manger, but about a Savior who came to save us…

1. The Surprising Discovery (18) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. “birth” is the same word as genealogy in 1:1. 1:1 is His human legal genealogy and 1:18 is…

Prayer Let’s pray. Preamble When considering what to bring out of the Christmas story I had one word that kept coming back to me again and again. I had no idea how I would deal with it, but of all the words I could have chosen to focus on, this seemed the most important and is at the very heart of what…

Morning coral service 24 December 23

WHY JOSEPH? Tells the Story of How God Uses Ordinary People to Accomplish Extraordinary Things, but not just ordinary people, but ordinary people that have faith in God. The goal of many young people today is to someday be “famous.” Celebrity endorsements influence the popularity of breakfast cereal,…

Today we celebrate the Christmas Season’s beginning. Now, our decorators at church began that last week, so you already had a chance to see all these decorations thanks to the dedication and work of Patty, Andrea, Mary, and the help of Ben and Keon and Laura....anyone else? Bobbi and I were at Yucaipa…

Intro; Last week we looked at the family tree of Jesus and saw a lot of shady characters in it. We also talked about our on family trees, our DNA and are we in the Jesus’ family tree ‘The Lambs Book of Life.” So when we come to Christmas we realize its a lot more than just presents, its about family.…

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Luke 1:26–38 (ESV) 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with…

Last week we saw the angel Gabriel appear to a priest named Zacharias who was very old and without children. He announced his wife Elizabeth would have a son, an impossible feat given they were beyond child bearing years. But we saw that God is the God of impossible as what he promised through the angel…