Category: Christmas

We continue looking at the real meaning of Christmas; that it was all part of God’s amazing plan to save fallen humanity from their sin.God’s plan for salvation is woven throughout the entire Bible, with prophecies from many books and prophets coming together to reveal the Messiah’s identity, lineage, birthplace, and purpose. Join us as we take a brief look at some of these key prophecies and discover how God orchestrated the events leading to that first Christmas. It’s truly remarkable to see how He directed both political and personal circumstances to fulfill His plan—teaching us profound lessons about God’s …

In the first installment of this series, we looked at the necessity of divine intervention in man’s existence.  Today we look in depth at the audacity of God’s plan to bring about this salvation. To borrow the lyrics of the group “Downhere”: How many kings step down from their thrones? How many lords have abandoned their homes? How many greats have become the least for me? And how many gods have poured out their hearts To romance a world that is torn all apart? How many fathers gave up their sons for me? This message will explore the wonder and …

This Christmas season we are going to spend the month of December looking at God’s plan to save the world.This first message focuses on the why. Why does the world need saving? Why did it take such extraordinary measures?Many believe that we as humans have the capacity to save ourselves, with just enough time, effort, and cooperation. Part of the problem with that view is a misunderstanding of what we need to be saved from. I hope you will join our service today to find out the root of all our problems and why only God can save us.

Today is a highlight of the year as we gather, pray over, and send off our collection of shoeboxes. These gift boxes, packed with the love and prayers of our congregation, get distributed to very needy children all over the world. Operation Christmas Child blessed 11.9 million children in over 100 countries last year and we are excited to once again participate is this incredible ministry.

I want to look at the example of the shepherds in Luke 2 this morning and learn some lessons from them.  What did they do when they heard the good news of the arrival of Messiah?  What were the results? The gift of Christmas, the Gospel, is such an amazing gift that is meant to be shared, not horded.  It grows with sharing, it gets better with sharing, and God gets glorified.  Why don’t we share it more than we do?  Why don’t we act like the shepherds every day?  This message will explore what inhibits us and opens the …