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“Help Me Understand: How Much Sin Can I Get Away With?” While we’d hope no one would actually ask this question, some times we do live this way. We live on the edge. We live for ourselves. We live as if God isn’t even watching and watching every single move we make. So...how much sin can I get away with and still go to heaven? We’ll seek understanding for that difficult question today while we rem...

“Help Me Understand: How Much Sin Can I Get Away With?” While we’d hope no one would actually ask this question, some times we do live this way. We live on the edge. We live for ourselves. We live as if God isn’t even watching and watching every single move we make. So...how much sin can I get away with and still go to heaven? We’ll seek understanding for that difficult question today while we rem...

When we read the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, one of the strangest things that we come across is Jesus talking as if He’s disconnected or separate from God the Father. When we read Jesus’ prayers or even the fact that He’s praying at all...we can walk away feeling that He is indeed the Son of God, but that’s it. So is Jesus the Son of God or is He God? We’ll seek understanding for that d...

When we read the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, one of the strangest things that we come across is Jesus talking as if He’s disconnected or separate from God the Father. When we read Jesus’ prayers or even the fact that He’s praying at all...we can walk away feeling that He is indeed the Son of God, but that’s it. So is Jesus the Son of God or is He God? We’ll seek understanding for that d...

Can you even imagine that first Christmas night? All of the angels? The brilliance of the glory of the Lord? The amazed and crazed shepherds running to Bethlehem and shouting the news? The magnificent star lighting up the sky? Joseph and Mary the proud new parents? The scene plays out before us and it is a glorious one, an amazing one! It’s a full-blown Broadway drama with the star of the show bei...

As we turn this week from Joseph to Mary, we need to look back on what the angel told Joseph, namely, “You shall call His name Jesus because He will save His people from their sins.” Why? Because one of the people that Jesus saved from their sins was none other than His own mother, Mary. Mary knew it. Mary proclaimed it. Mary sang it. Mary made it known. God was her Savior. As Luke records what is...

There’s always a “behind the scenes” or “unsung” character in every story or narrative. Joseph certainly isn’t an absentee daddy but we really don’t know very much about him. What we do know is this however...he was a man of God, worthy of our respect, a quiet giant to be sure. Not only did he intend to honor Mary by keeping the whole “pregnancy thing” quiet, but he also showed Himself to be a man...

We come across an amazing set of characters today. While they were not at the manger/stable when Jesus was born, they do give us an amazing glimpse into our wonderful God. The Wise Men as they have become known by, were likely Medo-Persians who met up with the Jewish nation in Babylon. In other words, God disciplined His children by sending them to Babylon and He did so not only to discipline them...

We come across an amazing set of characters today. While they were not at the manger/stable when Jesus was born, they do give us an amazing glimpse into our wonderful God. The Wise Men as they have become known by, were likely Medo-Persians who met up with the Jewish nation in Babylon. In other words, God disciplined His children by sending them to Babylon and He did so not only to discipline them...

What an amazing truth the star brings to us today. We could make the application that the brilliantly shining star in the sky was just an imagery that pointed to the brilliantly shining Son of God it was meant to point to. Jesus is the light of the world and the star helps us remember that truth! But it was more than an illustration, wasn’t it? It was actually a reminder that the Lord doesn’t leav...

Amazing to visualize what happened on the hillside that first Christmas night. Can you imagine the concert that the shepherds were privy to? Can you imagine the sound of the voice of an angel of the Lord and the voices of the combined heavenly chorus singing to God on the night Jesus was born. Today’s reminder is that you don’t have to wonder forever. You can speculate and wonder in this lifetime...

What’s Your Story: Holy-Heavenly-Huddle Amazing to visualize what happened on the hillside that first Christmas night. Can you imagine the concert that the shepherds were privy to? Can you imagine the sound of the voice of an angel of the Lord and the voices of the combined heavenly chorus singing to God on the night Jesus was born. Today’s reminder is that you don’t have to wonder forever. You ca...

Why Are They Here?” (Shepherds) Luke 2:8-18 PJM. The shepherds are one of the most loved characters in the Christmas narrative. They were chosen. They were amazed. They were afraid. They were excited. They were great. But they were also...not very well liked. When the Lord chose to come to the shepherds, He chose men who were thought of poorly in the culture of their day. And yet, He chose them an...

One of the most amazing truths of the birth of Jesus is where He was born. We often hear it said “Jesus should have been born in a palace” or “Jesus should have been born in a beautiful hospital” and that’s all true. But the reminder today is that it’s not exactly true...you see, no earthly location would have ever been good enough for our Lord Jesus. Huge Palace? Massive Castle? State-of-the-art...

One of the most amazing truths of the birth of Jesus is where He was born. We often hear it said “Jesus should have been born in a palace” or “Jesus should have been born in a beautiful hospital” and that’s all true. But the reminder today is that it’s not exactly true...you see, no earthly location would have ever been good enough for our Lord Jesus. Huge Palace? Massive Castle? State-of-the-art...

What’s this doing in a stewardship series?  This is an “outreach” subject...and “each-one-reach-one” kinda message...not stewardship!  And yet, today we’ll remember that when we talk about the stewardship of our time, talents and treasures, reaching out is part and parcel of using what God has enTRUSTed you with to HIS glory.  We will remember today that we are not “on a mission from God” but that...