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Luke 2:1-21 Scene 1. Imagine a huge party being held on your birthday in your honour. There are presents and gifts and special speeches. More food and alcohol is consumed than at any other time of the year. Everyone considers the event so important that it is declared a public holiday. In fact it is…

Exegetical Point: John shows that Jesus is the Christ via his first Sign that draws together images of fullness, abundance, renewal and power. This revelation of Glory prompted the disciple’s faith. Homeletic Point: Jesus is the New Wine, fulfilling the Old lack. Intro Hey kids, have any of you been…

"1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949. Set in a totalitarian society, the story follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in the nation of Oceania. The Party is led by Big Brother, a figurehead who is worshiped and omnipresent through posters…

For the last two months, we have been in Revelation looking at the seven churches in Revelation 2-3 , discovering some warnings that Christ gave to the churches. Today, we are going back in time to the land of Israel during the reign of king Solomon. Turn your Bibles to the book of 2 Chronicles chapter…

Samson seems like a super-hero. With his super-strength he is almost invulnerable, and single-handedly kills thousands. And yet his story is one of constant frustration and failure. Samson's strength is not his own, for he was called to a purpose: ridding Israel of the Philistines. So even when he ignores this purpose, God works through him to achieve this end. How can we avoid being like Samson--striving for (and failing at) our own purposes serving greater ends despite ourselves? Are we, too, doomed to Samson's restless misery, or is there a better way?

The New Beginning Shortly after being called as the Associate pastor in Georgia, I recieved a message from some of my close friends in DFW. They had been dating for a while and now felt like it was time for them to get married. And they asked me to officiate the wedding. I was honored to be asked. This…

Our Scripture text this morning is taken from: I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is…

Here are Three Indicators of the Urgent Need Indicator 1: It is Urgent because of the Biblical Mandate Jesus said the Harvest is “plentiful” in v.37= The Greek word Polus : “many, numerous, great” Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months and the harvest comes’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes…

Introduction: Today being New Year’s Eve, many people will be reflecting on the year that has passed and looking forward to the new year ahead. We often hear of new year’s resolutions like getting healthier or starting a new hobby. For us as Christians this time of year is a great opportunity to thank…

Grumbling in the desert of Sin Not “sin” but “clay” and “Thorns” -> Sinai Barren place Thirsting for water End up at Horeb - Mt. Sinai “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” Massah & Meribah - Temptation and Strife “Is the LORD among us or not?”…

Today we embark on a journey through scripture. Over the next fifteen weeks we will fly over the pages of scripture examining important moments in history and how God revealed himself and related to his people. The journey began this morning in our Sunday school hour where Kathryn taught on creation,…

What is the Gospel? Yes....I’m asking it again... In THIS setting - the question is most often - easily answered - BUT AS life is being lived out - the ANSWER is often - forgotten For the past several weeks - we had been making our way thru the 1st chapter of Galatians... And the Apostle Paul DEFENDING…

Intro: We have been making our way through the wonderful book of Daniel. - In chapter 1 we saw the faith of young Daniel, along with his 3 friends (Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah), who made the commitment not to defile themselves. - In chapter 2 we saw Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the multi-metallic statue…

Intro Emerging Patterns We took a break from Daniel last week, but now we’re back into it. Do you remember where we’ve been in Daniel so far? Quick refresher... God’s people of Israel had been defeated and several waves of God is faithful to provide for his people in exile. A series of stories make up…

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all…

RESET: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER We need regular resets because we just tend to drift off course. So from time to time, even daily, certainly weekly and monthly, we need to reset, get back on course, get back to what's most important in our lives. Because we tend to drift as human beings, but then…

Does this sound familiar: “"If you're in a dispute with another party and you can't seem to work things out, don't take the law into your own hands; you take 'em to court," This was the tagline stated by the host of the courtroom reality show in the 80-90’s called the People’s Court. Some of you will…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted! Prayer Teen Talk Hymn - Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Friday…

It is very easy to predict the future, but getting it right is a lot more difficult. Here are some predictions that were made about technology in the past: 1876: "The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys." — William Preece, British Post Office. 1876: "This…

And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and…

INTRO Last week we saw the calling of Jesus’ first disciples. His first two were disciples of John the Baptist. They were Andrew and an unnamed disciple. Most commentators believe this unnamed disciple is John, the author of the book of John. Andrew goes and finds Simon, who Jesus calls Peter. Then Jesus…

Intro: There are two main ways to get to vacation destination: the quicker way, down the highway, which allows you to travel at high speeds with minimal turns. The downside, highways miss the beauty of the countryside. The second way to travel is the backroads. This way takes more time but you really…

Intro: NC State Wolfpack (I was Derek Whittenberg) (Lorenzo Charles) I grew up in a family where rivalry was normal. Now I told you that I idolized Derek Whittenberg, and I did, but that was dangerous ground in my family. You see I grew up in Tarheel country. To pull outside of the Tarheels was dangerous.…

The Gospel no only changes the afterlife, it transforms the NowLife

Wedding invitations When I was training for the ministry, my mentoring minister gave me quite qa lot of advice about weddings - lots of it was useful, practical and wise. But, looking back, he gave em what now seems an incommensurate amount of advice on how to deal with the etique of wedding invitations.…