Carols of Christmas and Their Stories
Have you ever wondered what led to the writing of “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” or “Go Tell it on the Mountain”? In our children’s Christmas program this year, they …
Sermons
The Joy of Knowing Christ as Your King
I just can’t get away from the theme of “Jesus is King.” We began looking at this in the last message, the fact that Jesus came in fulfillment of many …
Worshiping Christ as King
This is the season we celebrate the birth of our Savior. We celebrate baby Jesus in the manger, and we talk about all that He has done for us by …
The Wonder of the Incarnation
The significance of Jesus’ birth is a vast ocean that cannot be contained in one sermon or even a series of sermons. Jesus and His glorious work of salvation on …
The Nutcracker Suite
The Nutcracker is a story of a battle between good and evil. In Clara’s dream, she is thrown into a world where the evil mouse queen desires to rule the …
Christology – the Doctrine of Christ
Where is your trust? That is the question I hope you will consider very seriously as we take our first look at the doctrine of Jesus Christ, known as Christology. …
Why We Need Thanksgiving
Have you ever bought something you already had, because you forgot you have it? I am thinking right now of a tool for my chainsaw I have hanging on the …
Shoebox Sunday!
Today is one of our favorite Sundays of the year. For the past several weeks (and much longer for some) we have been packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to send …
Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin
Where did the idea of sin come from? Is it just some old-fashioned idea that was created to help keep humans in line? Is guilt just a social construct? It …
Foundations of Our Faith – Anthropology: the doctrine of man
So when we think of anthropology, we tend to think of history and archeology and maybe even sociology or science. The truth is, the study of anthropology has many subsections, …