The Gospel That Forgot Christmas I. PREPARING the WAY for God who COMES. (v.1-5)A. It’s PART of an ongoing PLAN. (v.1-2)B. The IMPORTANCE of PREPARATION. (v.3)C. A CALL to visible
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Season of Advent – Part 4A (Love) / Gospel of John – Part 1 | John 1:1-18
The One Who Came to Us I. WORDA. Objective TRUTH (1:1)B. Creative POWER (1:1-3; Gen. 1)C. Personal DISCLOSURE II. LIGHT (1:4-5)A. An OBSTACLE to OVERCOMEB. A CONCEPT to UNDERSTANDC. Or
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When God “Whistles” I. HOPE and PEACE will lead to JOY. (10:1-3)A. SEARCH in the right PLACE. (v.1-2)B. WANDERING Sheep with MISSING leaders. (v.2-3)C. The LORD will be the SHEPHERD.
Read moreSeason of Advent – Part 1 (Hope) | Zechariah 1-6 (3:1-4:14)
What Zechariah is Dreaming of this Christmas I. FINDING our FOOTING in Zechariah.A. UNDERSTANDING the CONTEXT. (1:1-6)B. DISCERNING the literary STRUCTURE. (Chap. 1-6)C. HOPE is the HEART of the MESSAGE
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A Different Kind of Christmas Story I. Nothing says CHRISTMAS like a GENEALOGY. (Mt. 1:1-17)A. Genealogies THEN and NOW.B. It’s MORE than just a FAMILY tree. (Lk. 3:23-38)C. It’s a
Read moreFourth Sunday of Advent | Is. 52:13-54:10
And the greatest of these is love… I. Section #1 – A PICTURE of JESUS. (Is. 52:13-53:12)A. Not the GOD we were EXPECTING. (52:13-53:3)B. The BURDEN he CHOOSES. (53:4, 7-9)C.
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The impact of a God who comes to us. I. POETRY for DESPERATE times. (v.1-10)A. Poetry is to “TRANSPORT” more than “TEACH”. (v.10)B. NOTICE where the poem is LOCATED. (Chap.
Read moreSecond Sunday of Advent | Is. 11:1-9
Peace Starts in Unlikely Places I. Let’s START with the picture of PEACE. (v.6-9)A. All CREATION in HARMONY. (v.6,7; Rom. 8:19-22)B. No NEED to FEAR. (v.8-9; 1 Jn 4:18)C. ROOTED
Read moreAdvent 2021 – Christmas Sunday | Luke 2:21-40
The Slow but Sure Plan of God I. A life ROOTED in OBEDIENCE. (v.21-40)A. A NAME filled with MEANING. (v.21; 1:31)B. Every act in ACCORDANCE with the LAW. (v.21-24,39) Luke
Read moreChristmas Sunday 2019 | John 1:1-14
The Christmas (Back) Story I. In the BEGINNING…AGAIN. (v. 1-5; Gen 1:1)A. A WORD is worth a 1000 PICTURESB. CREATOR of EVERYTHING. (v.2-3)C. The SOURCE of LIFE. (v.4)D. The POWER
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Advent 2018: The King is Coming – Part 4 What Love Looks Like Matthew 1:18-25 December 23, 2018 I. Love is RARELY what you EXPECT. (v.18-19)A. She’s EXPECTING…that’s UNEXPECTED. (v.18)B.
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The King is Coming ~ Part 3 An Unlikely Text About Joy Isaiah 51: 11; Matthew 1: 1-17 December 16, 2018 SERMON AUDIO IS UNAVAILABLE THIS WEEEK DUE TO TECHNICAL
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The King is Coming ~ Part 2 Unto us…Shalom Isaiah 9:1-7 December 9, 2018 I. Something BIG is HAPPENING. (v.1-5)A. LIGHT for a DARK world. (v.2)B. The COMING of JOY.
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The King is Coming ~ Part 1 What kind of name is that? Isaiah 8:1-18 December 2, 2018 I. ISAIAH and SONS.A. The MEANING of the NAMES. (7:3; 8:1-3)B. The
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Who Do You Say I Am? The Beginning of the Good News… Mark 1:1-9 December 25th, 2016 “The Beginning of the Good News…” This is how we know
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